From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea. Investigations by the British Secret... more
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A Naval Secret Service agent's tough assignment is to stop the ruthless pirating of gold
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bullion in the Irish Sea. The trail takes him to a tiny port in the Hebrides where mysterious disappearances of boats yachts and people are commonplace...
Advantages: More complex and creates better picture than the film Disadvantages: None
I decided to re-write this review as I have to say my original one did not give the book the credit and detail it deserved. I would honestly say that this is one of the best books written by MacLean. Rates well alongside San Andreas, Guns of Navarone or the Last Frontier. The book opens with a tense opening chapter that sees the British spy, Philip Calvert, make the first of a number of narrow escapes from certain death. Trapped on a ship with the ... ...from a bunch of heavily armed hijackers, who have no regrets about throwing grenades into the sea, just incase Calvert is below.
Set amongst the Scottish islands much of the action takes place in a nautical environment, primarily based on the Firecrest, a British spyboat disguised as marine research vessel. The story evolves and we are told that hijackings of gold bullion ships had been occuring at regular intervals, but the gold had never resurfaced ...
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Advantages: Large number of books of high class action Disadvantages: A few weak links
...of a ship escaping the fall of Singapore.
-Last Frontier (aka the Secret Ways) (1959) 5 star; Cold War thriller of attempt to retrieve scientist frcommunist Hungary.
-Night Without End (1959) 4 star; Thriller about crashed airliner in the Arctic wastelands.
-Fear is the Key (1960) 4 star; Novel of missing treasure, oil and blackmail.
-Dark Crusader (aka the Black Shrike) (1961) 3 star; Cold War thriller of missing scientists in the Pacific.
-Golden Rendezvous (1962) 4 star; Thriller set onboard a tramp steamer in the Caribbean.
-Satan Bug (1962) 3 star; Thriller set in Britain of germ warfare and blackmail.
-Ice Station Zebra (1963) 4 star; Cold War thriller of spies and submarines set in the Arctic.
-WhenEightBellsToll (1966) 5 star; Thriller set in amongst the Scottish islands and stolen gold bullion.
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From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea. Investigations by the British Secret Service, and a sixth sense, have bought Philip Calvert to a bleak, lonely bay in the Western Highlands. But the sleepy atmosphere of Torbay is deceptive. The place is the focal point of many mysterious disappearances. Even the unimaginative Highland Police Sergeant seems to be acting a part. But why? This story is Alistair MacLean at his enthralling best. It has all the edge-of-the-seat suspense, and dry humour that millions of readers have devoured for years.
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25.11.2007
