Night of Error

This is by far the worst Desmond Bagley novel I've read (and I've read most of them). It is a very simple and totally unbelievable adventure story that seems to be trying to be a Hammond Innes novel (it reminded me of Innes's 'Strode Venturer') but badly failing. According to Wikipedia, this was Bag......more

Yet another book that probably comes from my grandfather's collection. In case you've not been able to tell, I'm working my way through them to figure out what to keep and and what to pass on. This one will be passed on. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special either, and so would never be rerea......more

I am a fan and that has influenced my rating, at least by half a star! This is another action thriller by the master - his very first one, but published a lot later - that guarantees a level of entertainment that never makes one regret picking it up. The story is not very complicated, but the execut......more

‘Windfall’ was the last novel that Bagley lived to see published, though his fans were to be gifted with three more titles. The first of these was ‘Night of Error’, written around the same title as his debut ‘The Golden Keel’ with which it shares certain narrative similarities. Bagley held it back f......more

Three and a half stars would be more appropriate for this yarn from Desmond Bagley. Another paperback found in the loft and then earmarked for re-reading. You can forget quite a lot in thirty five years, so this was like a fresh read. Bagley keeps the plot moving nicely, the technical detail seems to......more