When Eight Bells Toll
- Author Alistair MacLean
- Narrator Jonathan Oliver
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 7 September 2017
- Run Time 10 hours and 22 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Classic fiction, Espionage and spy thriller, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Historical adventure fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Sea stories.
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What to expect
From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic
Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea. Investigations by the British Secret Service, and a sixth sense, have bought Philip Calvert to a bleak, lonely bay in the Western Highlands. But the sleepy atmosphere of Torbay is deceptive. The place is the focal point of many mysterious disappearances. Even the unimaginative Highland Police Sergeant seems to be acting a part. But why?
This story is Alistair MacLean at his enthralling best. It has all the edge-of-the-seat suspense and dry humour that millions of readers have devoured for years.
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- ‘Keeps up its high-wire tension all the way. Not to be missed’ Guardian n
- ‘A cracker-jack opening. Insistently readable’ Evening Standard n
- ‘Breathless action…and a sterling plot’
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‘Almost perfect MacLean’ Lee Child
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