Powerdown - Couverture souple

Tonkin, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747261873 ISBN 13 : 9780747261872

Editeur : Headline Feature, 2000

Synopsis

Richard Mariner, aboard HMS Erebus delivering New Year supplies to NASA's Antarctic bases, becomes involved in an attempt to rescue a stranded astronaut. But then, as an FBI investigation into the astronaut's death traps them at the base, other deaths occur and suspicious events become explosive.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

POWERDOWN:
'There are satisfying echoes of Hammond Innes in this audacious sea-faring thriller by a natural storyteller...A sure bet for admirers of tough nautical thrillers' The Times
'A taut, cracker of a thriller' Manchester Evening News
'A tale of terror on the high seas: one that will keep the pulses racing until the last page' Daily Post Liverpool
'Enough suspense and tension to thrill any reader' Sunderland Echo
'Powerfully written...plenty of page-turning nous' Crime Time

Praise for Peter Tonkin and his adventure-thrillers:
'A master of sea-going adventure. Enough taut suspense to satisfy any reader' Clive Cussler
'Equals the best of James Clavell' Daily Telegraph
'Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading' Publishing News
'Fast moving seafaring adventures to rival Clive Cussler or...Alistair Maclean' Teeside Evening Gazette
'A thriller in the style of Clive Cussler, adventure fans will love it' Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph
'Tonkin continues in his highly-detailed and descriptive writing style, unravelling a technical tale of high adventure and drama' Peterborough Evening Telegraph
'One that keeps your pulse racing until the last minute' Darlington Northern Echo
'Edge-of-the-seat terror on the high seas' Daily Post
'A typhoon of a thriller... Storm-force reading all the way' Darlington Northern Echo
'Another breathtaking thriller...guaranteed to set...pulses racing' Ulster News Letter
'In the rattling good yarn mould, this story...never flags and has the virtue of being well written' Yorkshire Evening Post
'Riveting and action-packed adventure set in international locations' Newcastle Evening Chronicle
'A rattling good seafaring saga' Bolton Evening News
'Sea trip of super suspense' Oxford Mail
'Be prepared to resent any distractions when you pick up a book by Peter Tonkin. His cracking adventure yarns are compelling reading constructed with...flair and linguistic precision' Sevenoaks Chronicle

Présentation de l'éditeur

A NASA astronaut is dying on the Antarctic ice-shelf. Testing an experimental space-suit in the extreme conditions, he is lost in the white-out, facing a total communications and life-support powerdown. Richard Mariner - aboard HMS Erebus, delivering New Year supplies to the BAS bases nearby - becomes involved in NASA's desperate rescue attempt. But then, as an FBI investigation into the astronaut's death traps them all at the NASA base, other deaths occur and suspicious events start to become explosive...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headline Feature
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747261873
• ISBN 13: 9780747261872
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible