Puppet on a Chain

by Alistair MacLean

Overview

From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic.

Paul Sherman of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau flies to Amsterdam on the trail of a dope king.

With enormous skill the atmosphere is built up: Amsterdam with its canals and high houses; stolid police; psychopaths; women in distress and above all – murder.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007289370
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	07/29/2010
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.

Alistair MacLean, the son of a minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a teacher. Two and a half years spent aboard a wartime cruiser gave him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.

Editorial Reviews

'With this book Alistair MacLean will make another killing' Sunday Mirror

‘If you have any red corpuscles in your blood, you will find your heart pumping triple time’
New York Times

‘With this book Alistair MacLean will make another killing’
Sunday Mirror

‘A magnificent storyteller’
Sunday Mirror

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