Dark Crusader (Windsor Selections) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Alistair MacLean (Author)

Book Description

Series: Windsor Selections | Publication Date: February 11, 1986

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.Advertisment no.9. Sydney, Australia. Fuel specialist required. Looks like a job for John Bentall…

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'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 --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Chivers Press; Large type edition edition (February 11, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862201462
• ISBN-13: 978-0862201463
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,773,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars James Bond eat your heart out..., May 16, 2001

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Stuart Creasor (Burlington, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dark Crusader (Audio Cassette)

The Dark Crusader is an excellent story of a british secret service agent sent to investigate the disappearance of several high-level scientists. Posing as a scientist, the agent is faced with many obstacles and surprises along the way including an inexperienced colleague posing as his wife and a sudden life or death swim off a hijacked boat.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 'Black Shrike' aka 'Dark Crusader', September 19, 2003

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Foistie "Foistie" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dark Crusader (Audio Cassette)

Some may not be aware that 'The Black Shrike' and 'Dark Crusader' are one and the same book, with the title changing when Dark Crusader was released in America as The Black Shrike. Or (my memory...), maybe it was changed when Dark Crusader was issued as a paperback. Either way, this particular novel was written when Alistair MacLean was in top form. It's not a complex story in any way. Simple and straightforward. Funny, sometimes simple is best, especially when It's A.M. doing the writing. Of the numerous books written by Mr. MacLean, the first 2/3rds are the best. Yes, they are written mainly for juveniles, but somehow they work well even when read as an adult (can you say "Harry Potter"?).