Desmond Bagley wrote 16 novels, becoming one of the world's top-selling authors, with his books translated into more than 30 languages. He was born in 1923 in Kendal and brought up in Blackpool, beginning his working life, aged 14, in the printing industry. After working in an aircraft factory during the Second World War, he decided to travel, working his way through Europe and southern Africa, and in 1951 joined the gold mining industry before becoming a freelance journalist in Johannesburg, where he wrote his first novel, The Golden Keel, in 1962. In 1964 he returned to England, finally settling in Guernsey with his wife, where he died in 1983.
‘What a wonderful book! Domino Island ticks all the boxes for
top-notch thriller writing: a plot that unfolds quick as a race car
(or I should say Learjet?), exotic locales, intrigue that draws us
into manor houses, posh hotels, and the high seats of government,
and a protagonist for all time, Bill Kemp—part James Bond, part
Philip Marlowe, and all hero. A brilliant and timeless novel.’
JEFFERY DEAVER, author of The Bone Collection and The Never Game ‘A
vintage Bagley scenario of siege, jeopardy and explosive
action’
MIKE RIPLEY, author of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang ‘Bagley has become a
master of the genre – a thriller writer of intelligence and
originality.’ SUNDAY TIMES 'Bagley is a master storyteller … has
the skill to grab your heart or your bowels.’ DAILY MIRROR ‘From
word one, you’re off. Bagley’s one of the best.’ THE TIMES
'Literate, exciting, knowledgeable adventure stories … Bagley has
no equal at this sort of thing.' SUNDAY MIRROR ‘Unbeatable for
sheer gripping excitement’ DAILY TELEGRAPH ‘Stories charged with
suspense.’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Bagley hit upon a winning combination
of craftsmanship, authenticity and excitement.’ CHRISTOPHER FOWLER
‘I’ve read all Bagley’s books and he’s marvellous, the best.’
ALISTAIR MACLEAN ‘As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest
entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and
expertise still make up the strong framework of the good
adventure-thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.'
REGINALD HILL
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