UNACO - RED ALERT (Alistair MacLean’s UNACO)

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It did have the hallmarks of a MacLean outline otherwise, with the plot twists, betrayal, and unexpected motivation. But had angles that were unnecessary, like the CW angle as the driver, and the last two chapters on the revenge.

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Walls were still pockmarked with bullet holes and there were a lot of ex-military personnel armed with machine pistols working as bodyguards for wealthy businessmen as kidnapping was rife in the country at the time. The Italian Red Brigades raid the US-owned Neo Chem laboratory between Rome and Tivoli and steal a vial of deadly DNA virus. Sign up to HarperCollins NZ Newsletter Keep up-to-date with new books from your favourite authors and meet some new ones. When renegade members of Italy's notorious Red Brigades steal vials of a terrifying new super-virus, U.

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The manuscript was sent to Collins publishers and ended up on the desk of Marjorie Chapman, the wife of Ian Chapman who'd 'discovered' Alistair MacLean.