UNACO - RED ALERT (Alistair MacLean’s UNACO)

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The manuscript was sent to Collins publishers and ended up on the desk of Marjorie Chapman, the wife of Ian Chapman who'd 'discovered' Alistair MacLean. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition.

They worked in teams of three, each team being denoted by the prefix "Strike Force," and their intensive training included all forms of unarmed combat and the use of all known firearms. I was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1960 and moved with my parents to East London in South Africa when I was six years old. I was educated at Selborne College in East London then spent three years at the Hotel School in Johannesburg. Also unnerving is that this novel was published just as the USSR was falling apart, so this may be the last real-time novel that has the strange USA-USSR frenemy dynamic of the best Cold War novels. I then changed publishers, joining Victor Gollancz, and wrote four more novels under my own name - 'Moonblood', 'Double Blind', 'Damage Control' and 'Counterplot'.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. When renegade members of Italy's notorious Red Brigades steal vials of a terrifying new super-virus, U. By sharing the technology that has grown World of Books Group into the business it is today, we're helping charities increase revenue and reduce waste through re-commerce. So it's good for what it is, but it's really not very much more than a series of inconsequential gunfights capped with a sudden, but entirely predictable betrayal.

No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. By using eBid, you agree to our use of cookies to enhance your experience in accordance with our updated Privacy Policy of 25th May 2018.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. It did have the hallmarks of a MacLean outline otherwise, with the plot twists, betrayal, and unexpected motivation. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use.

It felt very bitty, with loads of characters being introduced and the story moving along at a glacial place.I managed to get lost in shanty town, which was quite scary as nobody spoke any English, and I was being watched with great interest by the locals! He eventually wrote seven novels based on MacLean synopses and has also written five novels under his own name. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The best part is that the agent for Alastair MacNeill continues to insist that "Uh-huh, he's a real boy" long after the name recognition and market value of the name have long expired.

So this is a period piece, and a hack job, but it is one that does its very best to be readable and to take itself seriously no matter how silly the situation.

The Italian Red Brigades raid the US-owned Neo Chem laboratory between Rome and Tivoli and steal a vial of deadly DNA virus.