SOUTH BY JAVA HEAD

by Alistair MacLean ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 2, 1957

McLean's third adventure tale takes place immediately after the fall of Singapore. Corporal Fraser and his exhausted, oddly assorted group, who had retreated from Malaya, must escape the ravaged city. Here is a tale of espionage and counter-espionage:- of a mysterious Brigadier playing the part of a drunk, who seeks to deliver a stolen Japanese plan for invasion of Australia; a story of mixed loyalties, of betrayals and of hair's-breadth escape, with a modicum of romance and more than a touch of sentiment. Two thirds of the story carries conviction -- but the most credulous will question the final miracle of escape.

Pub Date: Jan. 2, 1957

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1957

Categories: FICTION