Alistair MacLean Books

Aegean Sea, November 1943: After a failed island occupation, around 1,200 British soldiers are trapped by the enemy. A rescue convoy is on its way, but looming over the strait they must pass are the gigantic guns of the impregnable island fortress of Navarone. A handful of specialists led by Captain Keith Mallory is dispatched to neutralize the guns. As the team battles against the cold, the mountain, and overwhelming enemy forces, their greatest adversary is time: the guns of Navarone must be silenced before the rescue ships come within range.

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.

Contains 23 accounts of daring escapes from captivity and courageous battles against death. Episodes from thrilling real life adventures and from some of the worlds most exciting fiction make up this outstanding collection. Atmospheric line drawings bring each story to life.

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.

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.

From Singapore to Borneo, the path of the shipwrecked leads through the inferno of war and the hell of despair. Twenty people in a lifeboat, with the sun burning above them. They have narrowly escaped the hell of war, but their will to live remains strong, and not all hope is lost.

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.

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.

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.

Another magnificent tale of treachery at sea from a storytelling genius.

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.

Schipol, the airport of Amsterdam, is under water. Holland is menaced by a new brand of terrorists; a mysterious extremist group called the FFF. They threaten to blow up the country's dikes and flood the Netherlands if their demands are not met. Now the fate of this small country depends on the wit and daring of three men, undercover agents, who have infiltrated terrorist headquarters. Mistakes are deadly, but Peter Van Effen, police lieutenant, hopes that his team is more than a match for the madmen

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.

A classic tale of espionage, secret missions and exotic locations which out- Bonds Bond, 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.

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'.

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.

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.

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

Der genialste Verbrecher der Welt plant seinen spektakulärsten Coup. Er stellt ein Team zusammen: einen erstklassigen Waffenspezialisten, der die neueste, geheimste Militärtechnik stehlen und einsetzen kann; den besten Einbrecher, der jede Höhe überwinden kann; und einen Mann, dessen außergewöhnliche Stärke und Einfallsreichtum jedes Hindernis überwinden können. Angesichts dieses kühnen Verbrechens des Jahrhunderts können die Politiker der Welt nur auf UNACO und sein Team vertrauen.

Beth Grant ist am Boden zerstört, nachdem ihr Mann in einem Jazzclub erschossen wurde. Die Hauptverdächtige ist seine Begleiterin, und Beth wird in ein gefährliches Komplott verwickelt, während sie versucht, ihr zu helfen.

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…

Zwischen den Wrackteilen eines gesunkenen Schoners werden Waffen für die IRA an Land gespült. 3 Agenten einer Spezialeinheit der UN werden auf den Fall angesetzt. Sie sollen einen geplanten Anschlag auf einen US-Senator vereiteln.

Tödliches Wochenende - bk1206; Moewig Verlag; Ian Stuart; pocket_book; 1987