The biography of the main character in the book closely resembles that of the author. His parents ran a theatrical boardinghouse, where, as a small child, he met basil rathbone. Desmond bagleys running blind running blind, published in 1970, is a first person narrative espionage thriller set in iceland. Desmond bagley was born simon bagley in kendal, in the county of westmorland, 260 miles north of london. Running blind ebook by lee child 9781440634789 rakuten kobo. He was born in 1923 in kendal and brought up in blackpool, beginning his working life, aged 14, in the printing industry. Running blind by desmond bagley nook book ebook barnes. He left school aged fourteen and worked for a number of years in the aircraft industry before embarking on an adventure travelling to south africa by road and supporting himself along the way by working in gold. Achetez neuf ou doccasion running blind desmond bagley livres passer au contenu principal.
Desmond bagley author desmond bagley was born in 1923 in kendal and brought up in blackpool, beginning his working life, aged 14, in the printing industry. But for alan stewart, standing on a deserted road in iceland with a murdered man at his feet, the mission. Oct 14, 2014 desmond bagleys running blind is a slam bang, cold war thriller which features a tough scotsman, a double dealing doubleagent, a beautiful icelandic girl and a mysterious package. It all begins with a simple errand a package to deliver. Jan 31, 2000 desmond bagley was a highly accomplished and prolific author of adventure thrillers in the 1960s and 1970s. George ashton george ashton was a russian scientist who used to work for the russian army. Running blind by bagley, desmond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tv miniseries from 1979, set in iceland, starring stuart wilson, ragnhei. Running blind by desmond bagley paperback harpercollins. Jun 04, 2016 this weeks writer, desmond bagley, is a name i remember from my childhood along with alistair mclean and len deighton.
Running blind is a first person narrative espionage thriller novel by english author desmond bagley, first published in 1970 with a cover by norman weaver. Its a lot of fun with action taking place around geysers, waterfalls, emerging volcanic islands, and peat. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The characters malcolm jaggard malcolm jaggerd is penelopes husband to be.
Running blind is an exclusive ebook novella featuring di helen grace, from bestselling author m. Desmond bagley 29 october 1923 12 april 1983 was an english journalist and novelist principally known for a series of bestselling thrillers. Running blind was a spy novel written by the late english author desmond bagley sometime in the 1970s. The assignment begins with a simple errand a parcel to deliver. Desmond bagley was a multimillioncopy selling author of 16 adventure thrillers, all still in print. Now, harper collins are bringing bagleys books back into print. It begins with a murder committed in selfdefence i. Running blind is a spy thriller set in 1960s iceland. Aug 28, 2007 and second for some reason this book has a different title in the european market the visitor and the rest of the world it seems to be published as running blind. Its a great read for anyone that is interested in iceland dozens of places are visited in the book and each is authentically described by. The protagonist alan stewart, an ex mi6 agent is coerced into delivering a package to iceland. Achetez neuf ou doccasion running blind bagley, desmond livres passer au contenu principal. Along with fellow british writers such as hammond innes and alistair maclean, bagley set the basic conventions for the genre. By the same author as night of terror desmond bagley was born in 1923, in kendal, a rural town in englands scenic lake district.
Indeed, bagley was my favourite author at the time still is on of my favs and i had read all his books that i could lay my hands on. Desmond bagley was born in 1923 in kendal and brought up in blackpool, beginning his working life, aged 14, in the printing industry. The golden keel this is the debut novel by desmond bagley first published in 1963 and written in the first person narrative. Jun 08, 2017 bagley wrote 16 novels between the 1960s and early 1980s, he died in 1983. To be sure, none of them wrote the 800 page brainkillers that became popular in the 80s. Desmond bagley wrote 16 novels, becoming one of the worlds topselling authors, with his books translated into more than 30 languages. Along with fellow british writers such as hammond innes and alistair maclean, bagley established the basic conventions of the genre. Running blind was bagleys first espionage novel and the first of his published novels to be researched on location, the consequence of which is a story.
He wrote 16 novels, becoming one of the worlds topselling authors, with his books translated into more than 30. Running blind ebook by desmond bagley 9780008211226. The title, blind flukt roughly translates as blind escape. Read running blind by desmond bagley available from rakuten kobo. Her colleagues see nothing amiss, convinced that the young mans death was a tragic accident. Buy a cheap copy of running blind book by desmond bagley. Running blind was first published in 1970 and it has aged well. Apr 20, 2017 desmond bagley was a multimillioncopy selling author of 16 adventure thrillers, all still in print. Total pageturner thriller where you never know what will happen next. All his novels have been optioned for major motion picturesincluding jack reacher based on one shot and jack reacher. Jack reacher races to solve the perfect crime in the fourth novel in lee childs new york times bestselling series. Desmond bagley was a british journalist and novelist principally known for a series of bestselling thrillers. Running blind by desmond bagley swordscrollandscreen. Its a good story with good characterization, well written and lots of action.
Desmond bagley has 52 books on goodreads with 20284 ratings. After reading 21 works in the reacher universe i was surprised by how much surprised me in this volume. When an undercover industrial espionage agent for the british government falls in love with a genetics biologist, he is drawn into a complicated investigation involving a vicious attack on the biologists sister, the disappearance of her father, a scientific genius who secretly defected from russia thirty years before, and the dangerous genetic research on which the biologist is working. Whether i read any more of this writer is debatable unless anyone can suggest one of his better books. Some such as running blind, vivero letter, the enemy, the freedom trap, and landslide were adapted into films. A 90minute version was released in norway in 1984 under licence from bbc enterprises ltd. Fresh out of police college, 18yearold wpc helen grace is the first to arrive on the scene of a fatal collision. Desmond bagley primary author only author division. Hos adlibris hittar du miljontals bocker och produkter inom desmond bagley vi har ett brett sortiment av bocker, garn, leksaker, pyssel, sallskapsspel, dekoration och mycket mer for en inspirerande vardag. Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in iceland. Read running blind by lee child available from rakuten kobo.
Moving to south africa after ww2, his transition from unskilled printers apprentice, aircraft engineer, mine worker, nightclub photographer and radio scriptwriter to one of the worlds most respected thriller writers is legendary, described by the times as a craftsmanlike thriller. He wrote 16 novels, becoming one of the worlds topselling authors, with his books translated into more than 30 languages. Its a great read for anyone that is interested in iceland dozens of places are visited in the book and each is authentically described by the author. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Running blind is my favourite bagley book, where our hero is trying to deliver a package in iceland while being chaed by the russians. When his old boss visits one day, retired secret agent alan stewart agrees to a simple job. Apr 20, 2017 two gripping enthralling novels by desmond bagley contained in one volume. Running blind hardcover january 1, 1971 by desmond bagley author. He is an undercover detective working for the government of great britain. Exspy, former member of mi6, alan stewart, is forced by his old boss to do just one more job for queen and country. Desmond bagley is currently considered a single author. Running blind involves a very exciting race across iceland entwined with cold war betrayals and copious adventures that ensure that this novel is a complete page turner. Half a dozen are already available with another bunch coming in july and august.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Desmond bagley was a highly accomplished and prolific author of adventure thrillers in the 1960s and 1970s. Desmond bagleys running blind is a slam bang, cold war thriller which features a tough scotsman, a double dealing doubleagent, a beautiful icelandic girl and a mysterious package. But idle thoughts were no use and action was necessary. The title, roughly translating as glacier of betrayal, was the same title used for bagleys novel when published in japan. Running blind is a first person narrative espionage thriller novel by english author desmond bagley, first published in 1970 with a cover by norman weaver contents 1 plot introduction. I read it while i was in college sometime in the 90s and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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