Author: | Gavin Lyall |
Subcategory: | Thrillers & Suspense |
Language: | English |
Publisher: | ISIS Publishing; New Ed edition (January 2002) |
Pages: | 336 pages |
Category: | Suspense and Mystery |
Rating: | 4.9 |
Other formats: | rtf lrf azw lit |
In the 1990s Lyall changed literary direction once again, and wrote four semi-historical thrillers about the fledgling British secret service in the years leading up to World War I. Gavin Lyall died of cancer in 2003.
Feb 22, 2018 David Evans rated it liked it. Shelves: thrillers. In the 1990s Lyall changed literary direction once again, and wrote four semi-historical thrillers about the fledgling British secret service in the years leading up to World War I.
First published in 1961, The Wrong Side of the Sky was Gavin Lyall's debut novel and became an international bestseller. Espionage Thriller & Crime. To read this book, upload an EPUB or FB2 file to Bookmate.
But Len Deighton holds up well to re-reading, and so does Gavin Lyall
The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. But Len Deighton holds up well to re-reading, and so does Gavin Lyall. In this case it's aircraft. Gavin Lyall (1932-2003) was a Royal Airforce pilot, journalist, and prolific author of spy and aviation thrillers. Like its hard-flying hero, it's a natural' New York Herald Tribune. His years as a Royal Air Force pilot lent his fast paced, tautly written aviation thrillers authenticity. His first novel, The Wrong Side of the Sky, was inspired by his personal experiences in the Libyan and Greece and became an international bestseller. He also worked as a journalist, first with the Picture Post and the BBC, then as the Sunday Times' aviation correspondent.
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All this changes in Athens when Clay bumps into an old wartime buddy helping the former Nawab of Tungabhadra recover his stolen fortune.
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The Wrong Side of the Sky is the debut novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1961. It is written in the first person narrative.
'Terrific – when better novels of suspense are written, lead me to them' P. G. Wodehouse
Making a threadbare living flying charter cargos of dubious legitimacy around the Mediterranean, Jack Clay's ambition of starting his own chartering company remains a distant dream.
All this changes in Athens when Clay bumps into an old wartime buddy helping the former Nawab of Tungabhadra recover his stolen fortune. Clay joins the hunt, but he is not the only one looking; there are many men – and women – who are prepared to lie and cheat, murder and maim, in order to get to the diamonds first.
First published in 1961, The Wrong Side of the Sky was Gavin Lyall's debut novel and became an international bestseller.
'A model thriller … Like its hard-flying hero, it's a natural' New York Herald Tribune