The Hostile Shore

<p><b><i><u>Multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman</u> will take you right to the heart of the action in this page-turner of a WW2 adventure novel, set around Singapore. Laden with tension, explosive developments and unforgettable scenes, this is perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith. </i></b><br><br><b>'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' - Sunday Times</b><br><b>'Masterly storytelling' - The Times</b><br><b>'Exciting' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'I was unable to put it down' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'An edge-of-your-seat story' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><br><b>********************************************************************</b><br><b>One fateful crossing and the Sigli was never seen again.</b><br><br>The Sigli had been just an old passenger launch, but when<b> the Japanese</b> invaded <b>Singapore </b>during <b>World War II </b>everything that could float was pressed into service.<br><br>Crammed with refugees, harried and bombed by enemy planes, the Sigli had left Singapore and struggled south in a desperate attempt to escape. <b>Rupert Blair's</b> family had been among the passengers on that fateful journey in which the ship and all aboard had disappeared.<br><br><b>Twenty years later, he still hasn't forgotten</b> - has never abandoned his obsession to discover exactly what happened.<br><br>Now Rupert Blair embarks upon a journey of his own - <b>one that will take him to a remote, exotic island in search of the truth...</b></p>