Desmond Bagley Knihy

Napínavý román o britském agentovi, kterému se zdánlivě jednoduchý úkol na Islandu promění na boj o život. Alan Stewart, agent britské tajné služby, přilétá na Island, aby doručil nepatrnou zásilku. Do cesty se mu však staví nejrůznější překážky, napadení, sledování, vraždy. Stewart brzy pochopí tyto hry tajných služeb, agentů, mezi nimiž jsou zrádci. Rozhodne se poodhalit tajemství a od té doby se stává psancem, nepřítelem nejen pro ruskou rozvědku, ale i pro své bývalé spolupracovníky. Atraktivnosti dodává celému příběhu drsná islandská krajina, kterou autor popisuje s nebývalou znalostí.

Dramatický román z Nového Zélandu líčí vyšetřování příčin přírodní katastrofy, která zničila přes padesát lidských životů v malém hornickém městečku. Román se odehrává v zapadlé oblasti Jižního ostrova, kterému hrozí nebezpečí sněhové laviny. Důl, který je centrem všehodění, je jedinou obživou místních obyvatel a správa dolu i města nechce učinit nutná bezpečnostní opatření pro jejich vysoké náklady. V okamžiku, kdy k předpokládané katastrofě dojde, jsou postiženi i ti, kteří se ze všech sil snažili neštěstí zabránit. Beletristická složka se v knize prolíná s literaturou faktu.

Záhadné letecké neštěstí na Sahaře, která je pustá a drsná, ale na mnoha místech lze na ní najít známky života vyhynulých civilizací. Hrdina románu čelí ještě drsnějším intrikám londýnských finančníků se šlechtickými tituly.

Detektivní novela Bahamska krize se odehrává v exotickém prostředí bahamských ostrovů osmdesátých let. Hlavním hrdinou je bílý Bahamec Tom Mangan, majitel sítě luxusních hotelů na Bahamách. Jeho šťastný rodinný život i úspěchy v podnikání však záhy naruší řada podivných událostí. Tomova manželka a dcera jsou uneseny a zavražděny. Od samého počátku se však za všemi tragickými událostmi skrývá víc než dílo osudu .. zločin. Záhadná úmrtí a technické problémy v Tomových hotelech směřují k překvapivému rozuzlení. Za sérií vražd, únosů, požárů a nenadálých infekčních oneemocnění stojí mezinárodní zločin. K odhalení záškodníků významnou měrou přispěje Tomova odvaha.... celý text

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.

Blindlings - bk1250; Bastei Lübbe; Desmond Bagley; pocket_book; 1989

Geologist Bob Boyd, who works in British Columbia timber country, has no memory of his past following a terrible accident, which only he survived. Hired by the powerful Matterson Corporation to survey land before they build a great new dam, he begins to uncover the shaky foundations of the Matterson family and becomes a fly in their ointment. Matters are complicated when he falls in love with Claire Trinavant, the last link to a forgotten family whose name strikes a mysteriously resonant chord.

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 kilometres an hour. There could be a huge tidal wavefrom the sea, which will drown the capital city of St Pierre. Mabel will destroy houses, farms, roads, bridges . . . Only one man, David Wyatt, believes that Mabel will hit San Fernandez, but nobody will listen to him...

In the Italian theater of war in 1944, a group of escaped British prisoners of war and Italian partisans seize four trucks filled with gold, jewels, and documents during a raid. They hide the loot in a nearby mine, believed to contain Mussolini's lost treasure since the end of the war. Fourteen years later in South Africa, only two of the men involved in the incredible heist are still alive, while the others have seemingly been murdered. However, the treasure remains concealed in the old lead mine. How can a few fearless and determined men smuggle four tons of gold out of Italy? Their plan is as fantastic as it is simple. As the men journey back to Italy, another adventurer picks up their trail: the hunt begins...

A wealthy tycoon swears to avenge the death of his daughter and finances a personal expedition - to kill the Middle Eastern drugs barons who cultivated the heroin that killed her...

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in Malta.

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer about security consultant, Max Stafford, set in Kenya.

Discovered after more than 40 years, a vintage action-adventure novel set on Domino Island - a Caribbean paradise toppling under murder, corruption and organised crime...

A group of adventurers set sail to track down the treasure and smuggle it out, encountering many enemies along the route, including murderous ex-partisans, ruthless beauties and menacing smugglers, all of whom will stop at nothing for a chance to hijack the fortune.

Hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket, both in very good condition. Light shelf and handling wear, including light rubbing and creasing to DJ, spot of surface paper loss to front cover. Boards are very clean, pages are tightly bound, and content is 'as unread'. CN

It is longer than a football pitch, weighs 550 tons, and moves at five miles per hour. Its job - and that of company troubleshooter Neil Mannix - is to move a giant transformer across Nyala, an oil-rich African state. But Nyala erupts into civil war - with Mannix at the centre of the conflict.

The sea and its secrets always fascinated the Trevelyan brothers. It is on an expedition to a remote Pacific atoll that Mark dies - a natural death Mike is told. There was no love lost between the brothers. But the circumstances surrounding Mark's death were suspicious enough to force Mike to investigate - even without the series of violent attacks on him that followed.

Wealthy, respectable George Ashton flees for his life after an acid attack on his daughter. Who is his enemy? Only his future son-in-law, who, unknown to Ashton is a British Intelligence Agent, can guess. For ESL students and Adult Literacy Stage 6.

Roman. ( Thriller der Extraklasse). 301 S.

Un misterioso vassoio che nasconde un antico segreto e una lettera lasciata da un conquistatore spagnolo sono gli unici indizi per raggiungere una città sepolta: la città "tutta d'oro" di Uaxuanoc. A Jemmy Wheale, un uomo qualunque dall'esistenza assolutamente normale, ma erede dei due oggetti, accade così di trovarsi di colpo tra le rovine dei siti maya, catapultato dalla sua tranquilla fattoria del Devon nelle foreste selvagge dello Yucatan, dove tutto può accadere e dove Jemmy scoprirà di essere un uomo coraggioso, disposto a difendere la donna che ama e pronto a salvare la preziosa ererdità che Uaxuanoc ha serbato per i posteri.

Die Täuschung - bk518; Heyne Verlag; Desmond Bagley; pocket_book; 1990

Giles Denison's life is turned upside down when he awakes to find himself in a luxurious hotel in Oslo and, peering into the bathroom mirror, discovers the face of another man! He has been kidnapped from his flat in London and transformed into famous Finnish scientist, Dr Harold Feltham Meyrick. Compelled to adjust to his new persona (including meeting his daughter) and to play out the role assigned to him by his captors, he embarks on a dangerous escapade from Norway to Finland and across the border into Soviet Russia.

Operatie torpedo vangt aan op het moment dat de dochter van Sir Robert Hellier, miljonair en een van de belangrijkste figuren uit de filmwereld, overlijdt aan een te grote dosis heroïne. Hellier wil bloed zien, niet van de kleine handelaars, maar van de grote leveranciers. Hij krijgt de steun van de dokter Nicholas Warren, specialist op het gebied van verdovende middelen, die zeker zo goed op de hoogte is van de misdadige handel in verdovende middelen als welke politieman ook. Op basis van twee twijfelachtige tips vertrekt Warren met een groepje medewerkers naar het Midden-Oosten. Eenmaal in Beyrouth vertakt het spoor zich en gaan de speurders uiteen. Eén groep volgt het gevaarlijke spoor naar de vallei waar de papaverplantage ligt. De andere ziet kans te infiltreren in de organisatie die van plan is in één slag duizend kilo heroïne te 'exporteren'. Het spel is levensgevaarlijk, de inzet is dan ook hoog: honderd miljoen dollar.

Die Erbschaft - bk501; Heyne Verlag; Desmond Bagley; pocket_book; 1985

349, 284 S.

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Een ex-agent van de Britse geheime dienst gaat met zijn vriendin naar IJsland om een eenvoudige opdracht uit te voeren. Toch belandt hij in hachelijke situaties.