Desmond Bagley bol britský novinár a romanopisec, preslávený svojimi najpredávanejšími thrillermi. Spolu s ďalšími britskými autormi, ako boli Hammond Innes a Alistair MacLean, definoval základné konvencie žánru: drsný, vynaliezavý, ale v podstate obyčajný hrdina postavený proti zloduchom s cieľom zasievať skazu a chaos. Jeho diela často skúmajú konflikty v exotickom prostredí a odhaľujú temné stránky ľudskej povahy, zatiaľ čo napínavý dej plynie ako rieka. Bagleyho štýl sa vyznačuje rýchlym tempom, precíznym vykreslením akčných scén a dôrazom na psychologické napätie.
It all begins with a simple errand - a package to deliver. But for Alan Stewart, standing on a deserted road in Iceland with a murdered man at his feet, the mission looks far from simple. Set amongst some of the most dramatic scenery in the world, Stewart and his girlfriend, Erin, are faced with treacherous natural obstacles and deadly threats, as they battle to carry out the mission. The contents of the package are a surprise for the reader as much as for Stewart in a finale of formidable energy.
On a beautiful summer evening in the quiet town of Marlow, a young woman is
walking home from church. She passes a man who is looking at the engine of his
car. He turns round, smiles at her ...and throws acid into her face. Then her
father, the scientist George Ashton, disappears. And her sister, Penny,
discovers that her husband-to-be, Malcolm, is a government agent. Why has
Ashton disappeared, and why is Malcolm told to hunt for him? Who is George
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Double action thrillers by the classic adventure writer set in Norway, Finland and Sweden. THE TIGHTROPE MEN When Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not his own, things could surely get no more bizarre. But it is only the beginning of a hair-raising adventure in which Denison finds himself trapped with no way to escape. One false move and the whole delicately balanced power structure between East and West will come toppling down… THE ENEMY Wealthy, respectable George Ashton flees for his life after an acid attack on his daughter. Who is his enemy? Only Malcolm Jaggard, his future son-in-law, can guess, after seeing Ashton's top secret government file. In a desperate manhunt, Jaggard pits himself against the KGB and stalks Ashton to the silent, wintry forests of Sweden. But his search for the enemy has barely begun… Includes a unique bonus - Desmond Bagley's pen portrait, written for the original publication of The Tightrope Men.
A U.S. Naval aircraft on a routine weather patrol in the Caribbean encounters 'Mabel', a ferocious hurricane that should, nevertheless, pass harmlessly among the islands. But David Wyatt, civilian weather expert, has developed a sixth sense about hurricanes and is convinced that Mabel will change course and strike the island of San Fernandez and its capital, St Pierre. Scientific evidence is against him, the Commander of the U.S. Base refuses to evacuate, and Wyatt's lone voice is finally overwhelmed when a rebellion against the tyrannical dictator who rules San Fernandez sweeps down on St Pierre. Wyatt is forced to pit himself against insuperable odds, aided only by a small and diverse group of English and American civilians - and by Hurricane Mabel herself.
Popis edice: Hurricane Mabel is far out in the Atlantic Ocean and moving
slowly northwards. Perhaps it will never come near land at all. But if it hits
the island of San Fernandez, many thousands of people will die. There could be
winds of more than 250 k
