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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.
<p>'Told with all MacLean's famous gusto' Evening News</p>
<p>'MacLean has gone back to sea – good news for anyone who likes a rip-roaring story' Evening Standard</p>
<p>'A magnificent storyteller' Sunday Mirror</p>
<p>‘The most successful British novelist of his time’ Jack Higgins</p>
SEAWITCH
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.
• This classic tale of revenge was originally published in 1977 and is now reissued as part of a major repackaging of the key MacLean backlist titles.
• This volume is part of a new effort to re-establish Alistair Maclean as the UK’s foremost writer of thrillers and wartime adventures.
• Alistair MacLean’s books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide
• Many have been turned into award-winning blockbuster films, including The Guns of Navarone, Where Eages Dare, The Satan Bug and Ice Station Zebra
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Product details
Biographical note
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.