Alistair MacLean Libros

An entire navy had tried to silence the guns of Navarone and failed. Full-scale attacks had been driven back. Now they were sending in just five men, each one a specialist in dealing death.

22 Escape Stories by Various Authors ISBN 0 7064 1174 9

On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's navigation to Australia, this absorbing story chronicles one of Britain's great national heroes, from his humble beginnings to his violent death at fifty-one. Hacked to death by Hawaiian islanders on 14 February 1779, Cook was already regarded as the greatest explorer of his time. Driven by an insatiable passion for discovery, he became an unparalleled seaman, navigator, and cartographer. His relentless pursuit of exploration inspired unwavering loyalty from his crew, who viewed him as their guiding star. Between 1768 and 1779, Cook completed three circumnavigations of the globe, setting records in exploration and endurance. He charted New Zealand's coasts, landed in Botany Bay, mapped the Pacific islands, and ventured further south than anyone before. He also explored the Great Barrier Reef and journeyed thousands of miles north in search of the North-West Passage. Alistair MacLean offers a vivid account of Cook's remarkable voyages and the challenges faced by his crews in largely uncharted territories. Cook's life exemplifies his ambition to explore beyond known limits, making his story a thrilling testament to human endeavor and exploration.

Frankie Genno is a petty criminal whose dreams of the big-time are ruined when a simple bank robbery becomes a double-murder. Anne is the junkie girlfriend responsible for putting him away. When, years later, her WITSEC contact turns up dead, she knows Frankie is back and looking for revenge.

A daring art heist unfolds as the world's most famous painting is stolen and replaced with a counterfeit. Faced with a seemingly impossible mission, UNACO, a specialized international task force, is called in to recover the priceless artwork. The narrative promises a thrilling blend of intrigue, suspense, and the high-stakes world of art crime, as UNACO races against time to solve the mystery and restore the painting to its rightful place.

Collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched his writing career, the account of the epic battle to sink the German battle ship, Bismarck, and two new stories collected here for the first time.

Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea--and investigations by the British Secret Service, and a sixth sense, have brought Philip Calvert to a bleak, lonely bay in the Western Highlands. But the sleepy atmosphere of Torbay is deceptive: many mysterious disappearances have occurred there, and even the unimaginative Highland Police Sergeant seems to be involved. But why?This high-stakes heist story shows Alistair Maclean at his enthralling best, with all the edge-of-the-seat suspense and dry humor that millions of readers have devoured for years.

A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense.

Forbidding peaks, resourceful commandos, beautiful spies, nonstop action, and neck-snapping plot twists make this the classic adventure thriller—the kind of page-turner that readers actually will find impossible to put down. A team of British Special Forces commandos parachutes into the high peaks of the Austrian Alps with the mission of stealing into an invulnerable alpine castle—accessible only by aerial gondola—the headquarters of Nazi intelligence. Supposedly sent in to rescue one of their own, their real mission turns out to be a lot more complicated—and the tension climbs as team members start to die off, one by one. Written by Alistair Maclean, author of the Guns of Navarone, this is the novel that set the pace for the modern action thriller (the film version, with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, also helped), and it still packs twice the punch of most contemporary best-selling thrillers. What's more, the cast of spooks, turncoats, and commandos who drive this story are more relevant than ever in our new era of special forces, black ops, and unpredictable alliances.

Reissue of the classic tale of terrorism, where a criminal fanatic is hell- bent on blasting San Francisco into the ocean, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

An undercover mission beyond the Iron Curtain to recover a defected scientist goes disastrously wrong - a classic early Cold War thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Now reissued in a new cover style.

Thanks to a report from Interpol, John Talbot's trial in a sleepy southern town turns into a desperate — and violent — attempt to flee custody. Bringing along a pretty young "insurance policy" (at gunpoint), he outfoxes the local constabulary ... but other, more powerful forces are after him as well. How does this tie in to an attack on a cargo plane carrying a special shipment out of South America, years ago? And what deadly secrets are housed in a spectacular drilling platform just off the Florida coast?

A timeless classic of modern-day piracy from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

The thrilling sequel to Alistair MacLean's masterpiece of World War II adventure, The Guns of Navarone. Now reissued in a new cover style.

A classic tale of espionage, secret missions and exotic locations which out- Bonds Bond, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

From all over Europe - even from behind the Iron Curtain - the gypsies make their annual pilgrimage to Provence. The Duc de Croytor, distinguished folklorist and gastronome, is there, and so is Englishman Neil Bowman. But something is different about this year's gathering... What is the secret the gypsies are so determined to hide? Bowman comes too close to it for safety, and before long he is running for his life. From the dizzy ramparts of Les Baux to the vast limestone caverns beneath, from fiesta in Arles to the flat, salty plains of the Camargue, from the terror of the bull-ring to collisions at sea, the pace never falters.

When renegade members of Italy's notorious Red Brigades steal vials of a terrifying new super-virus, U.N. agents and a Red Brigades commander must cooperate to prevent the terrorists from killing millions.

Based on a short story by Alistair MacLean, Rendezvous conjures up the darkest days of the war in the Mediterranean, and the nail-biting drama of a secret life haunted by the fear of betrayal and capture.

Reissue of the tale of murder and revenge set on a remote oil rig, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The massive oil-rig is the hub of a great empire, the pride of its billionaire owner. Lord Worth, predatory and ruthless, has clawed his way to great wealth. Now, he cares for only two things - Seawitch and his two high-spirited daughters. One man knows this: John Cronkite, trouble-shooter for the world's top oilmen and Worth's ex-victim, is spoiling for revenge. In one terrifying week, Worth's world explodes

A magnificent tale of heart-stopping suspense from the highly acclaimed master of the genre.

From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic.

Reissue of a classic war-at-sea tale by a renowned master of action and suspense.

A converted fishing trawler, Morning Rose carries a movie-making crew across the Barents Sea to isolated Bear Island, well above the Arctic Circle, for some on-location filming, but the script is a secret known only to the producer and screenwriter. En route, members of the movie crew and ship's company begin to die under mysterious circumstances. The crew's doctor, Marlowe, finds himself enmeshed in a violent, multi-layered plot in which very few of the persons aboard are whom they claim to be. Marlowe's efforts to unravel the plot become even more complicated once the movie crew is deposited ashore on Bear Island, beyond the reach of the law or outside help. The murders continue ashore, and Marlowe, who is not what he seems to be either, discovers they may be related to some forgotten events of the Second World War.

A tense and nerve-shattering classic from the highly acclaimed masster of action and suspense.

To the outside world, the Mordon Labs existed solely for experiments in preventive medicine… but in reality they were secret laboratories for the development of germ warfare. The most carefully hidden secret was the Satan Bug -- a strain of toxin so deadly that the release of one teaspoon could annihilate mankind. Late one night, the Mordon security officer was found murdered outside that lab. And the Satan Bug was missing...

The Partisans in Yugoslavia, led by Josip Broz Tito are strongly and effectively resisting the German occupation of their homeland

Set in the violent, high-powered world of Grand Prix racing. They told Johnny Harlow that he was responsible for the accident which had killed his friend and crippled the girl he loved. All the evidence pointed to his guilt: the empty bottles of booze in his room, his mysterious disappearances, his shakiness at the track. "He's a has-been," they said. "A lunatic, a killer, a drunk." Was Johnny what they said? Or was he playing a very special role in a very dangerous game?

This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. This advanced level book is a thriller which charts a desperate race against time across the frozen Arctic.

Amsterdam airport has disappeared. The mass of water in its place is the work of the FFF - an Irish terrorist group who want to force Britain's hand. The Dutch call in Detective Lieutenant van Effen - feared interrogator and undercover intimate of the criminal Krakers gang - to sabotage the FFF's plan.

Someone wants revenge, and the target is the President's plane. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO.

Reissue of the classic tale of espionage set in Cold War Europe, where the world's greatest circus acrobat must break into an impenetrable fortress, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

Commander Talbot of the frigate Ariadne must discover the connection between a capsized yacht and the crash of a top secret American bomber carrying nuclear weapons.

Three agents from the United Nations Anti-Crime Organization had a mind-boggling mission: to find out who stole six kegs of plutonium from a European train. But that wasn't the end of the case. It turned out that only five kegs contained plutonium. The sixth held something even worse. Just as John Gardner has continued the work of Ian Fleming, Alastair MacNeill now maintains the excitement of Alistair Maclean.

Reissue of the classic tale of adventure and the dark secrets of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

Reissue of the nail-biting tale of sabotage set in the desolate frozen wastes of two ice-bound oil fields, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

An eighty-foot yacht suddenly capsizes in the Aegean, leaving only six survivors. Then, minutes later, in the same area, an unidentified four-engine jet crashes into the sea. Are these twin disasters more than coincidence? Commander Talbot and the crew of the HMS Ariadne are assigned to retrieve from the ocean floor the jet's volatile cargo: atomic and hydrogen weaponry with the force to destroy millions. As the delicate operation proceeds, Talbot finds himself trapped in a whirl of nightmarish events involving terrorism and drugs -- and a diabolic plot that leads straight to the Pentagon.

Roman over de dramatische lotgevallen van de bemanning van een Britse kruiser tijdens een konvooi-escorte tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Napínavá, vzrušující četba o válečném dobrodružství na historickém pozadí. Volné pokračování osudů hrdinů z úspěšné knihy Děla z Navarone.

Italiaanse terroristen, georganiseerd in de Rode Brigade, overvallen even buiten Rome het Amerikaanse Neo-Chem laboratorium. Daarbij wordt een staflid vermoord, maar nog ernstiger is hetgeen de terroristen buit maken: een hoeveelheid dodelijk virus die, eenmaal losgelaten, catastrofale gevolgen voor de mensheid zal hebben. De Rode Brigade komt met een angstwekkend ultimatum: de Italiaanse premier moet aftreden én men wil honderd miljoen Engelse ponden in ruil voor het virus... In een uiterste poging om de zaak te redden worden UNACO-agenten Graham, Whitlock en Carver naar Italië gestuurd. Het virus moeten ze hoe dan ook in handen krijgen. Maar de klok tikt door en de deadline komt angstwekkend dichtbij. Alistair MacLean's Rode Brigade is een superspannende thriller vol actie en avontuur.

Voormalig geheim agent Trent wordt door een schatrijke Chinese zakenman ingehuurd om zijn gekidnapte kleindochter op te sporen.

Ein packender Thriller der Extraklasse San Salvador im Bürgerkrieg: Südlich der Hauptstadt liegt eine tiefe Schlucht, die zu trauriger Berühmtheit gelangt ist. Die Leichen von Guerillakämpfern wurden dort von den berüchtigten Todesschwadronen versteckt. In der Bevölkerung heißt dieser düstere Ort das 'Teufelstor'.

Román popisuje největší loupež diamantů všech dob, kterou zorganizovala a provedla rodina německého klanu Werwolfů v USA. Skoro tunu diamantů ukradla z obrněné vojenské lodi na které bylo přes 300 policistů a vojáků. Čest rodiny je na prvním místě, její poskvrnění může smýt jenom krev!

Die spannende Fortsetzung von Alistair MacLeans "Die Kanonen von Navarone" und "Geheimkommando Zenica". Im Jahr 1944 warten drei riesige deutsche U-Boote an der spanischen Küste auf ihren Einsatz im Seekrieg.

Die Sonderorganisation UNACO zur internationalen Verbrechensbekämpfung muss weltweit operieren, um ein von den italienischen Roten Brigaden inszeniertes Verbrechen, das Millionen Menschenleben gefährdet, zu verhindern.

In a lightning strike at the Lisbon airport, a world-renowned cryptologist is captured along with vital coded documents about the operations of UNACO, the top-secret security organization. Instantly, UNACO's top agents Mike Graham, Sabrina Carver and C.W. Whitlock are called into a pulse-pounding race to find the kidnappers--and a deadly madman. Original.

V románu Na jih k Jávě se stejně jako v řadě dalších autorových příběhů vracíme do doby druhé světové války. Svět se ještě nevzpamatoval z šoku, jímž zapůsobil pád Singapuru, a v Jávském moři se možná rozhoduje o výsledku celé války v Tichomoří. Skupinka uprchlíků se snaží proniknout nepřátelskými vodami do australského Darwinu, další nepřátele má ale i ve svém středu. Nikdo není tím, kým se zdá být, jeden dějový zvrat střídá druhý a výsledkem je hlavolam, nad nímž se doslova až do poslední stránky tají dech napětím.

Agentin Melissa Wade, die im Kampf gegen die Drogenmafia eingesetzt wird, stirbt bei einem Autounfall. Ihr Vorgesetzter hat nur noch eine Chance, die Drogenbosse zur Strecke zu bringen: die Mithilfe von Melissas Zwillingsschwester Laura.

Hauptperson des vorliegenden Romans, der vom bekannten Thriller-Autoren Alistair MacLean erdacht und nach seinem Tod von S. Gandolfi vollendet wurde, ist der Spezialagent Trent, der mit seinem Katamaran "Golden Girl" (vgl. BA 5/96) durch die Karibik kreuzt. Nach dem mysteriösen Verschwinden der Yacht Beau Belle erhält er von der US-amerikanischen Drogenfahndung den Auftrag, den Verbleib des Schiffes, seiner Besatzung und der hochbrisanten Ladung, Goldbarren im Wert von mehreren Millionen Dollar, zu klären. Bei der gefährlichen Lösung des mysteriösen Sabotageaktes muss er sich vor 2 gefährlichen Gegnern in Acht nehmen: der Mafia und der kubanischen Marine. Spannung, Action und eine temporeiche Story charakterisieren diesen breit einzusetzenden Abenteuerroman

Donald Brennan narazil v amazonské džungli na strašlivé tajemství. Pokud ho dostihnou jeho pronásledovatelé, neunikne jisté smrti. Kelly McBrideová, majitelka a kapitánka dvanáctimetrové lodě, má co dělat, aby sama přežila; když má pak pomoci Rayi Brennanovi zjistit, co se stalo jeho bratrovi, udělá to, jen když od něho dostane dobře zaplaceno. Brzy ale přijde na to, že existují věci, které jsou přednější než peníze. Jako třeba život muže. Velmi důležitého muže...

Geheimauftrag Cabal - bk1128; Heyne Verlag; Alastair MacNeill; pocket_book; 2001

EU-Geheimagent Trent kreuzt mit seinem Katamaran Golden Girl vor der Küste des Karibik-Staates Belpan, einem Stützpunkt der Drogen-Mafia, und wird Opfer einer raffinierten, von langer Hand geplanten Verschwörung.

1942: Der Zweite Weltkrieg tobt im Mittelmeer. James McIndoe, Angehöriger einer Spezialeinheit des amerikanischen Nachrichtendienstes, soll eine Einsatzgruppe für ein kriegsentscheidendes Unternehmen leiten. Doch die Aktion wird den Deutschen verraten, und McIndoe und seine schöne Partnerin Stella di Mauro sind in Lebensgefahr.

Der New Yorker Cop Ray Brennan reist in den Amazonas-Dschungel Brasiliens, um die mysteriösen Umstände des Todes seines Bruders Donald aufzuklären. Mithilfe der ortskundigen und geschäftstüchtigen Kelly McBride, die den Leichnam des Bruders aus dem Fluss gezogen und mit ihrem Boot zur nächsten Polizeistation gebracht hatte, kommt er einer gross angelegten Verschwörung auf die Spur. - Thriller

Someone has stolen the world’s most famous painting and replaced it with a fake. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. After lengthy negotiations the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam agrees to send its priceless Rembrandt, ‘Night Watch’, on a tour of the world’s art galleries. Security is intensive. Even so, when the painting arrives in New York it is discovered to be a fake. UNACO is immediately called into action. Agents Mike Graham, C.W. Whitlock and Sabrina Carver must find out who is responsible for the brilliant forgery and, most important, who now has the original in his private collection. Speed and secrecy are vital. The hunt leads them to Rio de Janeiro at Carnival time, where their quarry is secure in his mountain fortress, high above the sea…

February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army, as the last boat slips out of the harbour into the South China Sea. On board are a desperate group of people, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Who or what is the dissolute Englishman, Farnholme? The elegant Dutch planter, Van Effen? The strangely beautiful Eurasian girl, Gudrun? The slave trader, Siran? The smiling and silent Nicholson who is never without his gun? Only one thing is certain: the rotting tramp steamer is a floating death trap, carrying a cargo of human TNT.Dawn sees them far out to sea but with the first murderous dive bombers already aimed at their ship. Thus begins an ordeal few are to survive, a nightmare succession of disasters wrought by the hell-bent Japanese, the unrelenting tropical sun and by the survivors themselves, whose hatred and bitterness divides them one against the other.Written after the acclaimed and phenomenally successful HMS Ulysses and The Guns of Navarone, this was MacLean-s third book, and it contains all the hallmarks of those other two classics. Rich with stunning visual imagery, muscular narrative power, brutality, courage and breathtaking excitement, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of South by Java Head offers readers a long-denied chance to enjoy one of the greatest war novels ever written.

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