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The Golden Keel

By: Desmond Bagley
Narrated by: Paul Tyreman
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The first action thriller by the classic adventure writer, set in Italy.

When the Allies invaded southern Italy in 1943, Mussolini's personal treasure was moved north to safety under heavily armed guard. It was never seen again. Now, an expedition plans to unearth the treasure and smuggle it out of Italy. But their reckless mission is being followed – by enemies who are as powerful and ruthless as they are deadly…

©1963 Brockhurst Publications (P)2016x HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Classics Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective Italy Fiction

Critic Reviews

'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, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers

'Mr Bagley has no equal at this sort of thing.' SUNDAY MIRROR

The best adventure stories I have read for years’ DAILY MIRROR
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I have read the hard copy book two or three times over many years and was impressed to discovered this as a audio book. This exceeded my expectations and is better than reading the book. The narrator bought to life the different characters with different accents and voices for each of the stories characters. The story is very plausible, the narration is excellent and i really enjoyed listening to this. Just like a good hard copy book I could not wait for life to get out the way to listen to the next part of the story.

The Golden Keel

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