When Eight Bells Toll is a thriller novel from the master of suspense Alistair MacLean. It is the book I shall review today. Although not one of his more popular works, When Eight Bells Toll clearly highlights some of MacLean’s best skills, as you shall know as you read on. Rest assured, this one entertains. […]
Mission is to rescue the US General Carnaby, who has been captured by the Nazis and is being held at the headquarters of the German Secret Service – Schloss Adler, a fortress high in the snow-covered Bavarian Alps. General Carnaby is obviously a very important person, but what is more important, is the fact that he has knowledge of the plans for the invasion of Normandy.
An old army general, a troop of injured soldiers, a group of nurses, an old priest, and a two-and-a-half-year-old child, climb aboard The Kerry Dancer. A curious and surprisingly random collection humans, with age differences of decades, yes, but all with the same objective – flee Singapore before dawn breaks.
Book review of an out-and-out action thriller “The Satan Bug” by the Master of Action and Suspense – Alistair MacLean!
