The Dark Crusader
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Dark Crusader
By (Author) Alistair MacLean
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
11th November 2020
23rd July 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Espionage and spy thriller
Adventure / action fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
Speculative fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Fiction based on or inspired by true events
Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
270g
Description
A classic tale of espionage, secret missions and exotic locations which out-Bonds Bond, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.
Eight job advertisements.
Eight jobs. Eight specialists in modern technology required.
Eight scientists to fill them.
Applicants to be married, with no children, and prepared to travel. Highly persuasive salaries.
One criminal mastermind.
Eight positions filled. Eight scientists and their wives disappear. Completely.
One secret agent to stop him.
Advertisement no.9. Sydney, Australia. Fuel specialist required. Looks like a job for John Bentall
Reviews
'A fierce whodunit set on a rocket-proving island in the Pacific. Moves at jet pace' Oxford Mail
'As satisfying a saga of death, double-dealing and cloak-and-dagger work as I've read in a long time' Books and Bookmen
Author Bio
Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognised as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.
