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The Dark Crusader
- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Narrator
- Ciaran Saward
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 18 January 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: general and literary, Espionage & spy thriller, Adventure / action fiction, Crime & mystery fiction, Speculative fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Eight job advertisements.
Eight jobs. Eight specialists in modern technology required.
Eight scientists to fill them.
Applicants to be married, with no children, and prepared to travel. Highly persuasive salaries.
One criminal mastermind.
Eight positions filled. Eight scientists – and their wives – disappear. Completely.
One secret agent to stop him.
Advertisement no.9. Sydney, Australia. Fuel specialist required. Looks like a job for John Bentall…
Critics Review
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'A fierce whodunit set on a rocket-proving island in the Pacific. Moves at jet pace' Oxford Mail
'As satisfying a saga of death, double-dealing and cloak-and-dagger work as I've read in a long time' Books and Bookmen
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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Details
- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Narrator
- Ciaran Saward
- Duration
- 9 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 January 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008527310
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: general and literary, Espionage & spy thriller, Adventure / action fiction, Crime & mystery fiction, Speculative fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A classic tale of espionage, secret missions and exotic locations which out-Bonds Bond, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.Eight job advertisements.Eight jobs. Eight specialists in modern technology required.Eight scientists to fill them.Applicants to be married, with no children, and prepared to travel. Highly persuasive salaries.One criminal mastermind.Eight positions filled. Eight scientists – and their wives – disappear. Completely.One secret agent to stop him.Advertisement no.9. Sydney, Australia. Fuel specialist required. Looks like a job for John Bentall…
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