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Alister Maklin (1922-1987) - britanskiĭ pisatelʹ, avtor 28 ostrosi͡uzhetnykh romanov i prikli͡uchencheskikh rasskazov, st͡senarist. Ego imi͡a shiroko izvestno chitateli͡am vsego mira. Knigi Maklina razoshlisʹ tirazhom bolee 150 millionov ėkzempli͡arov, po ego romanam, st͡senarii͡am i si͡uzhetam bylo sni͡ato 18 filʹmov. V 1983 godu Universitet Glazgo prisvoil pisateli͡u stepenʹ doktora literaturovedenii͡a.Geroi Maklina zhivut i pobezhdai͡ut po vsemu zemnomu sharu, "ot kommunisticheskoĭ Vengrii i Meksikanskogo zaliva do Singapura, i͡uga Frant͡sii, San-Frant͡sisko, Niderlandov i Severnogo Ledovitogo okeana".Flagman sbornika - "Kukla na t͡sepochke". Materyĭ agent Interpola, chʹi metody raboty poroĭ vykhodi͡at za ramki zakona, priletaet v Amsterdam, chtoby razoblachitʹ prestupnyĭ sindikat. I popadaet v izoshchrennui͡u lovushku, rasstavlennui͡u vragami...Si͡uzhet "Shli͡uza" svi͡azan s predydushchim romanom. Terroristy vzryvai͡ut dambu i ugrozhai͡ut zatopitʹ vsi͡u Gollandii͡u, esli ikh trebovanii͡a ne budut vypolneny. Shef polit͡sii Amsterdama poruchaet agentu pod prikrytiem vnedritʹsi͡a v gruppirovku...U beregov Shotlandii ugoni͡ai͡ut neskolʹko sudov s dragot͡sennym gruzom ("Kogda probʹet vosemʹ skli͡anok"). Gotovitsi͡a operat͡sii͡a po obezvrezhivanii͡u piratov, no proiskhodit nechto nepredvidennoe...V Ėgeĭskom more terpit katastrofu samolet ("Santorin"). Padenie bombardirovshchika s i͡adernym oruzhiem na bortu mozhet vyzvatʹ izverzhenie vulkana, t͡sunami i i͡adernui͡u zimu...Tri romana v sbornike (krome "Shli͡uza") vykhodi͡at v novom perevode. Chitatʹ dalʹshe…

Alistair Maclean (1922-1987) was a British writer, author of 28 action novels and adventure stories, and screenwriter. His name is widely known to readers all over the world. McLean's books have sold over 150 million copies, and 18 films have been made based on his novels, screenplays, and plots. In 1983, the University of Glasgow awarded the writer a doctorate in Literary Studies.McLean's heroes live and conquer all over the globe, "from communist Hungary and the Gulf of Mexico to Singapore, southern France, San Francisco, the Netherlands and the Arctic Ocean."The flagship of the collection is "Doll on a chain". A seasoned Interpol agent, whose working methods sometimes go beyond the law, arrives in Amsterdam to expose a criminal syndicate. And falls into a sophisticated trap set by the enemies...The plot of "Gateway" is related to the previous novel. The terrorists blow up the dam and threaten to flood the whole of Holland if their demands are not met. The Amsterdam police chief instructs an undercover agent to infiltrate the group...Several ships with precious cargo are hijacked off the coast of Scotland ("When eight bells strike"). An operation is being prepared to neutralize the pirates, but something unexpected happens...A plane crashes in the Aegean Sea ("Santorini"). The crash of a bomber with nuclear weapons on board can cause a volcanic eruption, a tsunami and a nuclear winter...Three novels in the collection (except "Gateway") are published in a new translation. Read more…