by Alistair Mac Lean (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 06 Jun 2005
ISBN 10: 0006158110
ISBN 13: 9780006158110
Book Overview: From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic /When Eight Bells Toll was originally published in 1966 and hailed as one of Alistair MacLean's greatest triumphs. /Re-packaged in a stunning new style alongside other Alistair MacLean classics Breakheart Pass and The Golden Gate. / Competition: Jack Higgins, Ken Follett, Ian Fleming
* `Keeps up its high-wire tension all the way. Not to be missed' Guardian
* `A cracker-jack opening. Insistently readable' Evening Standard
* `Breathless action...and a sterling plot'
Financial Times
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 recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.
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