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 Breakheart Pass - Alistair MacLean
 Breakheart Pass - Alistair MacLean ... 2005-06-06 by HarperCollins Publishers LtdNewest Review: ... to deal with medical matters on behalf of the army and the soldiers are there to replace their comrades who have already died ... more ... of cholera at the fort.
US Marshall Pearce wants to get to Fort Humboldt as well to take captured convict Sepp Calhoun into custody but Colonel Claremont who's in charge of the train is having none of it. He doesn't want any more civilians on the train. Pearce manages to wangle a place on the train after he arrests John Deakin, a wanted criminal who blew up weapons that were on the way to the army. That, of course, makes Deakin the most unpopular person on the train.
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Breakheart Pass - Alistair MacLean: Train Of Death (1044 words)
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I haven't read this for ages so I thought I'd re-read it and submit a review. The author: Alistair MacLean was born in Scotland in 1922 and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. His first novel, HMS Ulysses drew on his wartime experiences and was a success. Specialising in the genres of adventures stories, spy stories and war stories MacLean wrote 28 novels and a collection of short stories during his career. A number of his novels were turned into films featuring major film stars of the day. These included Where Eagles Dare (Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood), Bear Island (Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Lee), Ice ... Read the complete review
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