An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #2 Someone wants revenge, and the target is the President’s plane. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The world’s most ingenious international criminal is bent on revenge… • Two men with the same name and the same face • And six of the most important men in the world aboard the President’s plane… Who pushed the button that destroyed Air Force One? Why must everyone be killed? Are they really dead? In this game of deception only UNACO and its daring team can be trusted to join the gamble - but can they win?

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. SABOTAGE! THE VICTIMS Two of the most important oil-fields in the world – one in Canada, the other in Alaska. THE SABOTEURS An unknown quantity – deadly and efficient. The oil flow could be interrupted in any one of thousands of places down the trans-Alaskan pipeline. THE RESULT Catastrophe. One man, Jim Brady, is called in to save the life-blood of the world as unerringly, the chosen targets fall at the hands of a hidden enemy…

 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

An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #10 When a tip-off is received that militant religious extremists are taking over the peaceful Vale of Kashmir, dealing in drugs and guns to fund their war, two top agents are sent in to investigate. When the mission looks impossible, who do you call? UNACO. The Vale of Kashmir in India, precariously caught between Afghanistan, Pakistan and China, is one of the most serenely beautiful places on earth… and one of the most deadly. When Malcolm Philpott, head of UNACO, the United Nations’ Anti-Crime Organization, receives a tip-off from a local priest that the peace of the valley is being threatened by militant religious extremists and the suspicion of a highly organized drug-trafficking ring, he sends in two of his top agents, Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver, to investigate and question the priest further. But the priest is brutally murdered before they can arrive, and an ex-CIA-trained assassin, turned native, is the principal suspect. Suddenly Mike and Sabrina must undertake the lethal mission of infiltrating the murderous drug convoys and bringing the extremists under control before the volatile situation ignites and fans into an international blood bath

A train is barreling through a blizzard across the desolate Nevada territory of hostile Paiute Indians toward Fort Humboldt in 1873. Nevada's Governor, the fort commander's daughter, and a US marshal escorting an outlaw are onboard. No one is telling the truth, and at least one person is capable of murder. Who will make it to their destination?

From all over Europe, even from behind the Iron Curtain, gypsies make an annual pilgrimage to the shrine of their patron saint in Provence. But at this year's gathering, people are mysteriously dying. Intrepid sleuths Cecile Dubois and Neil Bowman join the caravan in order to uncover the truth behind the deaths, in the process revealing an international plot that the sinister Gaiuse Strome will stop at nothing to keep secret

High up on the trapeze platform, the circus spotlights trained upon them, stood three blindfolded men clad in sparkling sequinned leotards. As the music died away, the men pulled hoods over their heads and began their intricate, faultless trapeze work. Small wonder the three men were known as “The Blind Eagles”. Bruno, Vladimir and Yoffe Wildermann — refugee brothers from East Germany — the high-spot of Tesco Wrinfield’s famous travelling circus. And in the audience as the two members of the CIA gazed up at the swinging acrobats the same thought occurred to them both — could Bruno be the man to help them? Bruno is persuaded to return to his old country to penetrate the fortified castle of Lubylan, where the secret to a deadly scientific formula is kept. As cover to Bruno’s activities the circus travels on an East European tour — but before the circus has even moved the troupe has other members… From the moment the amazing Blind Eagles make their first appearance to the story’s climax within the fortress of Lubylan the action never flags. Here is Alistair MacLean at the top of his form in one of the most exciting stories he has ever written

An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #7 A CONSPIRACY OF CHAOS When a private schooner is smashed upon the rocks of Nantucket, a cache of brand-new ArmaLite Assault Rifles tumbles out. It’s only the first clue in a deadly puzzle that will take two extraordinary and daring agents to crack wide open. UNACO agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver once again plunge themselves into a desperate investigation that tests their skills and courage. In a nonstop race around the globe, from the United States to England, Switzerland, and Ireland, Graham and Carver are caught in the mire of a worldwide intrigue that unites illegal arms traders, a vicious drug cartel, and the Mafia, in an international power gambit that threatens to shatter the peace of the world for our lifetime. THIS TIME, THE FIGHT IS PERSONAL

An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #3 In Europe a train carrying a deadly cargo has been hijacked. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. Somewhere in Europe a train is carrying a deadly cargo of plutonium-IV packed in six reinforced steel kegs. But one of the kegs has been damaged… A unit of UNACO is sent to track down the kegs – and find out how and why the plutonium was stolen in the first place. Agents Sabrina Carver, Mike Graham and C.W. Whitlock find themselves up against a powerful conspiracy of interests, including a sinister arms dealer and a highly placed business magnate. Then comes the most frightening discovery of all. Only five of the kegs contain plutonium. The contents of the sixth keg could have catastrophic results for the whole of Europe for generations to come. And time isn't on their side…

The sleepy calm of Marble Springs, Florida, is shattered when an unknown Englishman ruthlessly shoots his way out of the courtroom, abducting the lovely Mary Ruthven at gun-point and tearing out of town in a stolen car. Who is he? What is his concern with the girl, with the General's secluded house and with the great oil-rig twelve miles out in the Gulf of Mexico? Who are his three enemies? Set against a Sub-tropical background, this is a novel of revenge. From the opening of sudden disaster to the final reckoning — on a dusty high road at noon, in a garden by night, in the steel jungle of the oil-rig and on the sea-bed below it — the tension mounts inexorably. Alistair MacLean's story-telling has never been more brilliants or his grip on the reader more cruelly exciting

The tense tale of a deadly terrorist plot set in Holland, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. AMSTERDAM AIRPORT HAS DISAPPEARED BLACKMAIL. The mass of water in its place is the work of the FFF – an Irish terrorist group who want to force Britain’s hand. SUBTERFUGE. The Dutch call in Detective Lieutenant van Effen – feared interrogator and undercover intimate of the criminal Krakers gang – to sabotage the FFF’s plan. DISASTER. If van Effen fails and the FFF get control of the vital dyke, either Holland will sink beneath the sea or Britain will be awash with blood

The thrilling sequel to Alistair MacLean's masterpiece of World War II adventure, The Guns of Navarone. The guns of Navarone have been silenced, but the heroic survivors have no time to rest on their laurels. Almost before the last echoes of the famous guns have died away, Keith Mallory, Andrea and Dusty Miller are parachuting into war-torn Yugoslavia to rescue a division of Partisans ... and to fulfil a secret mission, so deadly that it must be hidden from their own allies

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. ‘Earthquake country,’ said the Professor. ‘San Francisco is geologically and seismologically a city that waits to die. Los Angeles is ringed by earthquake centres – seven massive quakes so far. We have no idea where the next, the monster, will hit…’ …until a criminal fanatic kidnaps a nuclear scientist and builds his own atomic bombs. If exploded on California's fault lines they could trigger off the mightiest earthquake of them all – killing half its population and dumping the entire city of San Francisco into the sea. Goodbye California…

The book that launched the career of one of the world’s most popular thriller writers of all time, HMS Ulysses tells the story of enlisted men who rose to great heroism in savage conditions. Alongside The Caine Mutiny and The Cruel Sea, HMS Ulysses is one of the classic novels of the navy at war and a gripping survival tale. On a desperate voyage to Murmansk, the men of convoy FR77 are pushed to the limits of human endurance, crippled by relentless enemy attack and the bitter cold of the Arctic. “A story of exceptional courage which grips the imagination.” – Daily Telegraph “A brilliant, overwhelming piece of descriptive writing.” – The Observer “It deserves an honorable place among twentieth-century war books.” – Daily Mail

An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #1 Introducing UNACO – the United Nations Anti-Crime Organisation – an elite team of agents who battle the world’s deadliest criminals. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The most ingenious criminal in the world has come up with his most spectacular exploit, to kidnap the mother of the president of the United States and hold her and the Eiffel Tower to ransom. He hires for his team: • a top weapons expert, who can steal and use the newest, most secret military equipment • the best cat burglar, who can scale any heights • a man whose extraordinary strength and ingenuity will conquer any obstacle. Faced with this audacious crime of the century, the world’s top politicians can only turn to UNACO and its team

The Dolphin, pride of America's nuclear fleet, is the only submarine capable of attempting the rescue of a British meteorological team trapped on the polar ice cap. The officers of the Dolphin know well the hazards of such an assignment. What they do not know is that the rescue attempt is really a cover-up for one of the most desperate espionage missions of the Cold War — and that the Dolphin is heading straight for sub-zero disaster, facing hidding sabotage, murder . . . and a deadly, invisible enemy

 From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic. An airliner crashes in the polar ice-cap. In temperatures 40 degrees below zero, six men and four women survive. But for the members of a remote scientific research station who rescue them, there are some sinister questions to answer -- the first one being, who shot the pilot before the crash?

In wartime, people are either friends or enemies. In wartime, friends are friends and enemies die… PARTISANS While Tito’s rebel forces resist occupation, the Germans infiltrate and plan their destruction. PARTISANS Three Yugoslavs set out from Rome to relay the German battle plan – but their loyalties lie elsewhere. PARTISANS A dangerous journey with dangerous companions – where no one is who they seem – where the three find intrigue and betrayal around every corner…

An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #9 A US government official is assassinated, a list of names, all male, all German, is found and two men on the list are already dead. What is the connection? When the mission looks impossible, who do you call? UNACO. A young American government employee is murdered in cold blood on a London street. Her death is only the tip of a conspiracy that threatens the life of Andreas Wolff, the computer genius responsible for the security codes for ICON – the computerized criminal identification network. Malcolm Philpott, the enigmatic and powerful head of UNACO, recognizes the grave threat, and assigns his two best agents to the case. Sabrina Carver and Mike Graham must race from New York to London, Morocco and Berlin in their efforts to crack the lethal intrigue that threatens world security and has its roots in the final days of World War Two and the desperate plans of a dying madman

Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau lands at Schiphol Airport. As far as he is aware no one but Jimmy Duclos knows of his arrival in Amsterdam. Duclos is there to meet him-and four men are there to meet Duclos. Sherman has to recognize that the gang of heroin smugglers he was out to smash know his movements as well as he does. Backed by Amsterdam's police, Sherman tries to outwit the genius behind the drug ring, a master-puppeteer who knows how to manipulate the underworld so that his own tracks are obliterated at every step. The action moves from the back streets of Amsterdam to a barge on the Zuider Zee, from an island whose inhabitants specialize in making costumed puppets, to the crypt of a missionary sect's church. Not until the very last minute is the master-puppeteer revealed — and by then he is in possession of a puppet of such value and beauty that it taxes all Sherman's ingenuity and courage to prevent this-one, too, from swinging on a grisly chain

An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #5 A deadly virus has been stolen, and the thieves plan to use the hundred million pound ransom to fund terrorist armies. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The Italian Red Brigades raid the US-owned Neo Chem laboratory between Rome and Tivoli and steal a vial of deadly DNA virus. They plan to trade the vial – which if opened could kill millions – for a hundred million pounds, to be paid to the terrorist armies of five European countries. The deadline approaches: a summit conference in Switzerland, at which the terrorists threaten to release the virus into the atmosphere if their demands are not met. UNACO agents Mike Graham, C.W. Whitlock and Sabrina Carver are summoned back urgently from leave. Their mission is to find and secure the vial before a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions takes place…

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. THE LOST CITY Hamilton knows the way to the ruins deep in the Brazilian jungle – and the secret they hold. The millionaire who calls himself Smith seeks the lost city to avenge a wrong from his hidden past. Their journey down the River of Death is an epic of violence and danger. But the secret that awaits them in the lost city is more dangerous still – as a legacy of theft, treachery and murder stretching back to war-torn Europe comes to a deadly climax beneath the ancient walls

Another magnificent tale of treachery at sea from a storytelling genius. Suddenly, just before dawn, the lights went out aboard the San Andreas. For the British hospital ship sailing the deadly, U-boat patrolled Norwegian waters, a nightmare of violence and betrayal has begun. A terrifying game of sabotage in which an unknown traitor among the crew holds all the cards. The red crosses on the vessel’s sides spell anything but safety. For a dangerous secret has turned the ship into a priceless quarry. With the Captain out of action Bo’sun Archie McKinnon takes over. Alone in treacherous, frozen seas, her compass smashed, the San Andreas is being drawn relentlessly into the enemy’s hands

The gripping tale of sabotage at sea, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. In the heart of the Aegean Sea, a luxury yacht is on fire and sinking fast. Minutes later, a four-engined jet with a fire in its nose-cone crashes into the sea. Is there a sinister connection between these two tragedies? And is it an accident that the Ariadne, a NATO spy ship, is the only vessel in the vicinity – the only witness? Only Commander Talbot of the Ariadne can provide the answers as he uncovers a deadly plot involving drugs and terrorism – leading to the heart of the Pentagon

Lord Worth, ruthless and fabulously wealthy, has made a lot of enemies in the oil business. His new offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, named Seawitch, is one of the biggest in the world, and will put his competitors out of business. To destroy it and therefore be able to inflate the price of oil at will, the competitors get together and send one man to deal with Lord Worth. The villain has a personal score to settle with Worth and kidnaps him and his daughters. Fortunately for Lord Worth, his two daughters are betrothed to the protagonists, Mitchell and Roomer, two former police detectives/now private investigators. They set trying to save Worth and his daughters from certain death, as the villain intends to leave them on Seawitch when he destroys it with a stolen nuclear weapon

Elisters Maklīns Slepkavu Kuģis Tikšanās Ar Nāvi Abos romānos darbība notiek uz kuģiem jūrā vētras laikā. Pirmā romāna galvenais varonis ir britu slepenā dienesta aģents, kurš nāk u/ pēdām starptautiskai bandai, kas uzbrūk kuģiem, kas pārvadā dārglietas vai zeltu. Otrajā romānā darbība notiek Atlantijas okeānā. ASV pēkšņi pazūd maza izmēra kodolraķete un zinātnieks, kurš to ir izgudrojis. Uz luksusa kuģa, kas domāts miljonāru izklaidēšanai un pārvadā arī kravas, sāk pazust apkalpes locekļi. Romāna galvenais varonis — kapteiņa pirmais palīgs atklāj, ka tas ir saistīts ar pasažieriem no Kubas. Ekstremālos apstākļos viņam izdodas atrast šo ieroci un novērst zelta stienīšu kravas nolaupīšanu uz cita kuģa. Elisters Makīns SLEPKAVU KUĢIS TIKŠANĀS AR nĀvi Kriminālromāni Tulkoja Aldis Misēvičs Redaktore Silvija Mūrniece Mākslinieks Andris Nikolajevs Maketētājs Viktors Adamovičs Noskannējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis Rīga «Iljus» 1995 © SIA «Iljus», 1995 ISHN-9984-522-86-5

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

The Guns of Navarone and its three sequels, in which the same characters are sent on other wartime missions, together in one volume for the first time to mark the 50th anniversary of the original book. THE GUNS OF NAVARONE Mallory, Miller and Andrea are united into a lethally effective team. Their mission: to silence the impregnable guns set in the tall cliffs of Navarone. On their success or failure rests one of the most critical offensives of the Second World War. FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE Almost before the last echoes of the famous guns have died away, the three Navarone heroes are parachuted into war-torn Yugoslavia to rescue a division of partisans and fulfil a secret mission, so deadly that it must be hidden even from their own allies. STORM FORCE FROM NAVARONE The surviving commandos are sent on a perilous journey through the Pyrenees to disable the greatest threat to the impending D-Day landings: the 'Werwolf' U-boats. But their Basque guides declare it mission impossible — D-Day is less than six days away. THUNDERBOLT FROM NAVARONE Summoned back to Naval HQ, Mallory, Miller and Andrea are given a final assignment: to reconnoitre the Greek island of Kynthos and destroy the German facilities developing the lethal V3 weapon. A rocket expert is to accompany them — but can he be trusted not to turn the operation into a suicide mission?

An advertisement for specialists in different fields of research appears in newspapers. Eight scientists are hired, and all eight disappear. Another ad pops up for a fuel specialist, and that's when John Bentall, a physicist and counter-espionage agent, is called in to find out what happened to the missing scientists and to unravel the sinister plot behind it all

A tense and nerve-shattering classic from the highly acclaimed master of action and suspense. A ROLLING FORT KNOX is how the journalists describe the Presidential motorcade as it enters San Francisco across the Golden Gate. Even the ever-watchful FBI believe it is impregnable – as it has to be with the President and two Arab potentates aboard. But halfway across the bridge the unthinkable happens. Before the eyes of the world a master criminal pulls off the most spectacular kidnapping in modern times…

A timeless classic from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Aboard the SS Campari, all is not well. For Johnny Carter, the Chief Officer, the voyage has already begun badly; but it's only when the Campari sails that evening, after a succession of delays that he realises something is seriously wrong. A member of the crew is suddenly missing and the stern-to-stern search only serves to increase tension. Then violence erupts and suddenly the whole ship is in danger. Is the Campari a victim of modern day piracy? And what of the strange cargo hidden below the decks?

The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Twelve hundred British soldiers isolated on the small island of Kheros off the Turkish coast, waiting to die. Twelve hundred lives in jeopardy, lives that could be saved if only the guns could be silenced. The guns of Navarone, vigilant, savage and catastrophically accurate. Navarone itself, grim bastion of narrow straits manned by a mixed garrison of Germans and Italians, an apparently impregnable iron fortress. To Captain Keith Mallory, skilled saboteur, trained mountaineer, fell the task of leading the small party detailed to scale the vast, impossible precipice of Navarone and to blow up the guns. The Guns of Navarone is the story of that mission, the tale of a calculated risk taken in the time of war . . 

The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Now issued for the first time as an e-book.Twelve hundred British soldiers isolated on the small island of Kheros off the Turkish coast, waiting to die. Twelve hundred lives in jeopardy, lives that could be saved if only the guns could be silenced. The guns of Navarone, vigilant, savage and catastrophically accurate. Navarone itself, grim bastion of narrow straits manned by a mixed garrison of Germans and Italians, an apparently impregnable iron fortress. To Captain Keith Mallory, skllled saboteur, trained mountaineer, fell the task of leading the small party detailed to scale the vast, impossible precipice of Navarone and to blow up the guns. The Guns of Navarone is the story of that mission, the tale of a calculated risk taken in the time of war…

Doctor Jennings, a scientist in possession of a precious secret, has gone over to the Soviet Union, and British secret agent Michael Reynolds must get him back. Penetrating the Iron Curtain is difficult, but to bring out a man who is elderly and well-known seems impossible in the face of the secret police – until Reynolds discovers there are Hungarian patriots ready to help

A collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched his writing career and the account of the epic battle to sink the German battle ship, Bismarck. THE MASTER STORYTELLER IN HIS ELEMENT… Alistair MacLean has an unmistakable and unrivalled skill in writing about the sea and its power and about the men and women who sail it, and who fight and die in it. His distinctive voice was evident from his very first prize-winning story, The Dileas, and has been heard time and again in his international career as the author of such bestsellers as HMS Ulysses and San Andreas. The Lonely Sea starts where MacLean’s career started, with The Dileas, and collects together his stories of the sea. Here is a treasury of vintage MacLean, compelling and brilliant, where the master storyteller is in his element

Behind the locked doors of E block in the fortress-like Mordon Research Centre, a scientist lies dead and a new toxin of terrifying power has vanished. When the first letter is delivered threatening to unleash the virus, special agent Pierre Cavell is given just 24 hours to solve the mystery of the break-in and prevent a plague-born apocalypse

Johnny Harlow seems to have it all: he’s good looking, desired by women, and envied by men; he’s also the reigning Formula One world champion and the poster boy for the world’s most thrilling and richly financed sport. But after a wreck kills his best friend and maims his girlfriend, he takes a hard turn and is driven to drink. Johnny realizes something is rotten in his beloved sport: too many things are going wrong in too many races. And when he is the apparent cause of the latest accident, he decides the time has come to sort things out. But what he begins to uncover has nothing to do with cars...and there are people will do anything to prevent him from discovering the truth

An Alistair MacLean’s UNACO novel #6 The African state of Zimbala has a new leader, but someone wants him dead – and the only man who knows details of the hit is being hunted by UNACO’s top agent on an illegal mission of personal vengeance. Can UNACO stop their top assassin from killing his nemesis? Alphonse Mobuto has ruled the state of Zimbala for forty-five years. On his death, the Presidency passes to his eldest son, Jamel. Determined to introduce democracy and rid Zimbala of his father’s oppressive regime, Jamel faces retribution from those who once benefited from it. In New York to deliver an important speech at the UN, Jamel is an obvious target for an assassin’s bullet. The time and place of the assassination are known by only one man, Jean Jacque Bernard, an international terrorist and now a CIA operative. Clearly a case for UNACO. But deputy director Serge Kolchinsky realizes he has a potentially explosive situation on his hands. For he discovers crack team member Mike Graham has gone AWOL. Graham is in Beirut on a strictly illegal mission of personal vengeance – to track down and kill Bernard… Fast-paced and compulsive, Time of the Assassins is the fourth novel to be written by Alastair MacNeill from a detailed story outline by Alistair MacLean. Although MacLean died in 1987, it is hoped that his many fans will find that these novels offer the same pace and excitement as the bestsellers by the master himself

Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea. 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. 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

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

Приключения, саботаж и убийства в условиях Арктики

Более удачный вариант книги «Когда пробьет восемь склянок»

«Десять баллов с острова Наварон» (1968 г.) продолжает историю военных подвигов героической спецкоманды капитана Меллори. Капитан Меллори и его товарищи снискали славу живой легенды после уникальной операции, связанной с уничтожением знаменитых пушек неприступной крепости Наварон (роман «Пушки острова Наварон», в некоторых переводах — «Пушки крепости Навароне»)

В сборник вошли два остросюжетных романа и повесть. Их герои — крутые детективы, не стесняющиеся применять решительные меры, чтобы найти преступников и восстановить справедливость. Роман «Сувенир, или Кукла на цепочке» рассказывает о кровавой схватке сотрудника Интерпола с поставщиками наркотиков в Амстердаме. В романе «Дорогой, это смерть!» частный детектив из Лос-Анджелеса, выполняя заказ клиента, вступает в конфликт с мафией и оказывается на краю гибели. В повести «Посредник» репортер чикагской газеты разыскивает бывшего гангстера, что ведет к неожиданным последствиям

Отважные герои романов известного английского писателя волею судьбы отправляются в опасные путешествия, связанные со смертельным риском. Но опасность оправдывается поставленной целью - разоблачить преступления против человечества. В романе "Черный сорокопут" сотрудник спецслужбы едет в Полинезию, чтобы выяснить загадочную судьбу пропавших ученых, и находит секретную лабораторию на заброшенном острове. В романе "Дьявольский микроб" бывший разведчик проникает в микробиологический центр, в котором производят вирус, способный уничтожить население Земли. Содержание Дрейфующая станция «Зет» Караван в Ваккарес

Читателю предлагаются произведения трех англоязычных писателей. Увлекательный полицейский детектив американца Роберта Пайка «Жертва», остросюжетная история Алистера Маклина «Путь к пыльной смерти», герои которой профессиональные гонщики, и загадочный, интригующий роман «Дверь между….» Эллери Квина, чье творчество считается классикой американского детектива

Луксозно пътешествие на богаташи… Изчезнала атомна бомба и ученият, който я създава… хубава и много богата жена… Съвременни пирати… Кораб, превозващ злато. Съберете всичко това с Първи офицер Джон Картър, един проницателен, решителен и непреклонен мъж и ще получите фантастичен коктейл от приключения, напрежение и международна интрига

Алистер Маклин (1922–1987) – британский писатель, автор 28 остросюжетных романов и приключенческих рассказов, сценарист. Его имя широко известно читателям всего мира. Книги Маклина разошлись тиражом более 150 миллионов экземпляров, по его романам, сценариям и сюжетам было снято 18 фильмов. В 1983 году Университет Глазго присвоил писателю степень доктора литературоведения. Герои Маклина живут и побеждают по всему земному шару, «от коммунистической Венгрии и Мексиканского залива до Сингапура, юга Франции, Сан-Франциско, Нидерландов и Северного Ледовитого океана». Сборник открывается романом «Золотое рандеву». На борт роскошного круизного лайнера проникают террористы. Они быстро захватывают заложников, но среди офицеров команды находится человек, который практически в одиночку противостоит преступникам. Неподалеку от Кубы сбит самолет, перевозивший секретный груз («Страх отпирает двери»). Вместе с экипажем погибает семья совладельца авиакомпании. Теперь им движет единственное желание – отомстить тому, кто виновен в катастрофе. «Сан-Андреас», британское госпитальное судно, пересекающее норвежские воды под защитой Женевской конвенции, подвергается внезапной атаке врага. Опасная тайна превратила корабль в бесценную добычу… Для автогонщика риск – это часть профессии («Пыль на трассе»). И если вам повезло уцелеть в жуткой аварии, не доискивайтесь до ее причин. Те, кто играет по-крупному, не любят слишком любопытных… «Золотое рандеву» и «Страх отпирает двери» экранизированы в 1970-х годах. Эти романы выходят в новом переводе

На элитном теплоходе «Кампари», пользующемся большой популярностью среди миллионеров, знатных особ и прочих известных личностей, пропадает один человек, за ним двое погибают, а старший помощник капитана подвергается нападению. При этом ещё и все передатчики оказываются выведенными из строя. Что будет дальше? Что нужно преступнику или преступникам? Кто они? Удастся ли спастись пассажирам? Вопросов много и кому-то надо их решать…

Роман, на первый взгляд, продолжает традицию английской “пиратской” литературы. Разница в том, что современные морские хищники действуют гораздо более изощренно, а ставки в игре намного выше: на карту поставлена судьба многомиллионных сокровищ

Алистер Маклин (1922–1987) – британский писатель, автор 28 остросюжетных романов и приключенческих рассказов, сценарист. Его имя широко известно читателям всего мира. Книги Маклина разошлись тиражом более 150 миллионов экземпляров, по его романам, сценариям и сюжетам было снято 18 фильмов. В 1983 году Университет Глазго присвоил писателю степень доктора литературоведения. Герои Маклина живут и побеждают по всему земному шару, «от коммунистической Венгрии и Мексиканского залива до Сингапура, юга Франции, Сан-Франциско, Нидерландов и Северного Ледовитого океана» (kirkusreviews.com). Флагман этого сборника – роман «Золотые Ворота». Одноименный мост в Сан-Франциско, чудо инженерной мысли, считается неприступным, с точки зрения даже бдительных фэбээровцев. Особенно когда по нему проезжает президентский кортеж. Но для плохих парней, желающих сорвать банк, нет ничего невозможного… Возглавляющий банду фанатик одержим идеей спровоцировать колоссальное землетрясение и утопить Золотой штат в океане («Прощай, Калифорния!»). Власти расписываются в собственном бессилии. Кто остановит репетицию конца света?.. Риск путешествия по джунглям Амазонии может быть оправдан, если цель – поиски древней цивилизации. Или похищенных сокровищ. Или самих похитителей («Река Смерти»). В романе «Цирк» фокусника с выдающимися способностями вербует ЦРУ, чтобы с его помощью узнать секретную формулу антивещества

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1942 год. Исход Второй мировой войны еще не ясен. На юге торговое судно выходит из лежащего в руинах и охваченного пожаром Сингапура. Для пассажиров оно — последняя надежда на спасение, для британской разведки — единственная возможность передать командованию планы японцев по захвату Северной Австралии

Мастер приключенческого жанра Алистер Маклин представляет на ваш суд исторический рассказ о жизни и путешествиях самого почитаемого в Британии мореплавателя Джеймса Кука, экспедиции которого принесли ему мировую славу первооткрывателя и обогатили знания людей множеством географических открытий. Джеймс Кук был удостоен неслыханной милости для человека, не рожденного джентльменом – звания лейтенанта за достижения в навигационных науках и беззаветную службу в британском военном флоте. Благодаря ему англичане выиграли битву за Квебек – по размеченному Куком фарватеру смогла пройти армада из 200 кораблей, что предопределило исход сражения. Дважды он пытался найти Антарктиду, но для открытия ему не хватило всего 200 миль… Он первым в истории пересек Антарктический полярный круг и сделал подробную карту побережья Новой Зеландии, открыл Гавайские острова и часть побережья Аляски. Талантливый человек и отважный мореплаватель оставил о себе богатуюпамять – великие географические открытия, известные ныне всем