Fathom Five [Library Binding]

Robert Westall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1980

Is there really a spy in Garmouth? Too many Allied ships have been sunk by German U-boats, and why else would there be a radio transmitter floating down the river? Jack's search for the spy begins almost as a game. The author also wrote "Rachel and the Angel", "The Wind Eye" and "Yaxley's Cat".

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Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co Library (October 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688842860
• ISBN-13: 978-0688842864
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,794,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Made you feel like you were really there, April 12, 1999

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This review is from: Fathom Five (Paperback)

I found that this book really there. Not to mention that the suspense never stopped. But it end is really sad. You wont be able to put it down

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good Robert Westall story., February 7, 2010

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This review is from: Fathom Five: The Sequel to the Machine-Gunners (Piper) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed the Machine-Gunners and I enjoyed this sequel - Fathom Five. I realize these are supposed to be children's books but that is not to say readers interested in WW11 would not find them good reading. I own several of Robert Westall's books. The only one I didn't, "get" was The Scarecrows. My #1 favourite (English spelling) of his is still Blitz Cat. I LOVE that book.

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book I have ever read about WWII, April 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Fathom Five: The Sequel to the Machine-Gunners (Piper) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a great book with bone chilling suspence durring a time of love and war.The book is about a english boy named Chas Mcgill who has stumbled upon a strange obgect after a u-boat was sunk.he his frend Cem Jones and his girl freind Shiela work together to try to solve the mystery of what the object is and whos it is... without endangering there own.Irecomend this book to every one especialy world warII fanatics like myself.