San Andreas by Alistair MacLean (1984)

San Andreas
by Alistair MacLean
Publisher:  Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Copyright:  1984
Book Club Edition

Alistair MacLean, renowned author of such action-packed thrillers as The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare, and most recently, Floodgate, began his bestselling career twenty-six novels ago with a rousing wartime sea adventure, H. M. S. Ulysses.  Now, in San Andreas, MacLean once again returns to the maritime milieu with a masterful tale of suspense that will leave his legion of fans breathless.

It is the darkest days of World War II and the San Andreas, a Red Cross medical ship carrying the wounded, is on a perilous voyage from Halifax to Aberdeen.  The ship is only a short distance out from port when a mysterious power failure knocks out the lights identifying her as a hospital transport and -- without warning -- she is under siege by a devastating attack of German war planes and U-boats.  With the captain and several senior officers seriously injured, it is up to Archie McKinnon, the cool and experienced bosun, to take command of the crippled ship.  But McKinnon must now act swiftly, for along with the threat of renewed attacks, there is a growing suspicion that a saboteur is on board as, one by one, crew members and -- precious equipment -- are rendered useless.  A heart-pounding race against time builds to a hair-raising climax revealing the secret that has haunted the ship across the North Sea and now threatens to destroy everyone on board.

This rousing adventure, buoyed by Royal Navy veteran MacLean's own knowledge of the inner workings of a ship during wartime, packs no-holds-barred excitement from start to unforgettable finish.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover is lightly discolored and shows shelf wear.  Pages are tanning from age.  Previous owner's "Library Of" stamp is on the front endpaper.

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