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Category: Extracts

Landslide book bonus in Argosy Magazine – 1968

on June 26, 2017June 15, 2018 By The Bagley Brief
Argosy Men's Magazine - April 1968 © 1968, 2017 Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved.

Desmond Bagley's novel Landslide appeared in condensed form as a book bonus in the April 1968 issue of Argosy Magazine - The No.1 Men's Service Magazine.

High Citadel book bonus in Argosy Magazine – 1965

on September 5, 2016January 19, 2019 By The Bagley Brief
Argosy Men's Magazine - August 1965 © 1965, 2016 Steeger Properties, LLC. All rights reserved.

Desmond Bagley's novel High Citadel appeared in condensed form as a book bonus in the August 1965 issue of Argosy Magazine - The No.1 Men's Service Magazine.

The Eye of the Hurricane

on September 5, 2016January 19, 2019 By The Bagley Brief
Flying Stories - Hayden McAllister (Ed.) © Octopus Books Limited / Trevor Newton. The Eye of the Hurricane - Illustration by Trevor Newton.

Chapter One of Desmond Bagley's Wyatt's Hurricane included in Flying Stories - Breathtaking Stories of Adventure in the Air Edited by Hayden McAllister & Illustrated by Trevor Newton.

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COMING 1 MARCH 2021!

Desmond Bagley - Writer - An Enquiry into a Novelist. The unpublished autobiography of Desmond Bagley - master of the adventure novel. Edited by Philip Eastwood with foreword by Mike Ripley.
The unpublished memoirs of Desmond Bagley, master of the adventure novel. A rare glimpse into the early life and formative influences of the best-selling novelist. Edited by Philip Eastwood with a foreword by Mike Ripley. FREE download available 1 March 2021.

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Project American – DECLASSIFIED

Project American – DECLASSIFIED

The Le Vasseur connection

The Le Vasseur connection

‘En garde’ – The Bagleys and the Sarnia Sword Club

‘En garde’ – The Bagleys and the Sarnia Sword Club

The Bagley Blue Plaque

Desmond and Joan Bagley - Blue Plaque Guernsey © The Bagley Brief.
Visit Guernsey: The Bagley Blue Plaque situated in Les Rohais De Haut, St. Andrew, Guernsey.

The Desmond Bagley Collection at the Priaulx Library

The Desmond Bagley Collection at the Priaulx Library, Candie House, Candie Gardens, St. Peter Port, Guernsey. © The Bagley Brief.
Visit Guernsey: The Desmond Bagley Collection at the Priaulx Library, Candie House, Candie Gardens, St. Peter Port, Guernsey.

The Desmond Bagley Suite at the Albany Apartments

Visit Guernsey: Stay in a Desmond Bagley themed suite at the Albany Apartments, Queens Roads, St. Peter Port, Guernsey.

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Listen to Nigel Alefounder's series of podcasts about the life and career of Desmond Bagley.

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Forthcoming Publication of interest

Richard Falkirk - The Chill Factor © HarperCollins Publishers
Icelandophiles may well enjoy this forthcoming reissue of the 1971 thriller 'The Chill Factor', written by Derek Lambert, writing as Richard Falkirk. Available: 21 January 2021.

Publication of interest

Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club. Edited by Martin Edwards and containing an edited version of Bagley's 1979 piece published in 'Writer' - 'Modern Backgrounds for Today’s Novels’. AVAILABLE NOW.
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