Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer about security consultant, Max Stafford, set in the Sahara and Kenya. FLYAWAY Why is Max Stafford, security consultant, beaten up in his own office? What is the secret of the famous 1930s aircraft, the Lockheed Lodestar? And why has accountant Paul Bilson disappeared in North Africa? The journey to the Sahara desert becomes a race to save Paul Bilson, a race to find the buried aircraft, and – above all – a race to return alive… WINDFALL When a legacy of £40 million is left to a small college in Kenya, investigations begin about the true identities of the heirs – the South African, Dirk Hendriks, and his namesake, Henry Hendrix from California. Suspicion that Hendrix is an impostor leads Max Stafford to the Rift Valley, where a violent reaction to his arrival points to a sinister and far-reaching conspiracy far beyond mere greed… Includes a unique bonus – The Circumstances Surrounding the Crime, Bagley's true story about an attempted assassination.
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Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer about security consultant, Max Stafford, set in the Sahara and Kenya.
'As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.' REGINALD HILL, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers 'Bagley is a master storyteller.' DAILY MIRROR 'From word one, you're off. Bagley's one of the best.' THE TIMES
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• The long-awaited reissue of Desmond Bagley’s works, which defined a generation of thriller writing. • Major on-line campaign to establish a new readership for these iconic international thrillers. • Desmond Bagley’s sales exceed 30 million copies. • Universal themes and top-notch writing make these books as powerful and as entertaining as Clive Cussler, Jack Higgins, James Patterson, Robert Ludlum, etc. • Includes an unpublished true story, The Circumstances Surrounding the Crime by Desmond Bagley, as a unique bonus item.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007304769
Publisert
2009-06-25
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
350 gr
Høyde
178 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
42 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
704

Forfatter

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Desmond Bagley wrote 16 novels, becoming one of the world's top-selling authors, with his books translated into more than 30 languages. He was born in 1923 in Kendal and brought up in Blackpool, beginning his working life, aged 14, in the printing industry. After working in an aircraft factory during the Second World War, he decided to travel, working his way through Europe and southern Africa, and in 1951 joined the gold mining industry before becoming a freelance journalist in Johannesburg, where he wrote his first novel, The Golden Keel, in 1962. In 1964 he returned to England, finally settling in Guernsey with his wife, where he died in 1983.