MysteryLarge Print EditionDuring the war, Iain Ross had been disgraced, and then drowned at sea or so his family believed. But a curious mission takes his brother Donald to the Hebrides to meet a Major Braddock, and he finds the man who was once his brother living a new life in a dead mans name. Braddock is running the evacuation of the army base on the remote, gale-swept island of Laerg. Winter is closing in, and he has his own reasons for wanting the army and Donald Ross off Laerg as quickly as possible, even in the face of a furious storm building out in the Atlantic.
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This is the first in a long line of adventure tales of exceptional excitement to show a certain literary combat fatigue-and it is perhaps difficult to say in just what area the a??thesis is apparent. Or perhaps it is just that there is less of a personal story (and only a wisp of romance) to involve the reader in what is primarily an account of hazard and holocaust at sea. The story, as told by Donald Ross, concerns his brother ??lain, of uncertain character but forceful charm and ability, believed to have deserted during the war and to have now assumed the identity of a Major Braddock. Both brothers share a childhood attraction to the island of Laerg- in the Outer Hebrides, now a tracking station for a rocket base to be evacuated in spite of chancy weather conditions. Braddock, in command of the manoeuvre, executes it in the face of the warnings of the meteorologist; there is a shattering sea and storm sequence with calamitous results; a first rescue attempt adds to the death toll; and finally Braddock, while having successfully salvaged some of the men, returns to face the inquiry into his identity and the disaster..... Again an untamed, threatening natural background implements the rampant action values of the story but the emphasis on navigational and meteorological elements will direct this primarily to a masculine market which may not compare or cavil. (Kirkus Reviews)
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Master of plot,
By Zvi (Hayesville, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Atlantic Fury (Paperback)
As always Hammond Innes is a master of plot, place, and suspense. This is quite a good book.
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I fall in love to both the author and the island,
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This review is from: Atlantic Fury (Hardcover)
What island "is" this? How can I get to the very outer Hebrides? The novel was so filled with passion and love to the place, and it was very exiting too.First and foremost- the story made me love this wild and green and lonely place. I have a strong feeling that Hammond Innes describes a place he knows. Can someone tell me more about this? It would be great...
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I didn't like the book.,
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This review is from: Atlantic Fury (Hardcover)
This book was boring-- Hammond Innes is pretty flat when it comes to plot
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