The Bagley Legacy

Bagley book jacket briefing

on March 1, 2019September 17, 2021 By The Bagley Brief

Domino Island by Desmond Bagley Review Copy dustjacket © HarperCollins Publishers.

The Bagley Brief takes a closer look at the new book jacket design for 'Domino Island' together with a redux on some interesting and unusual international covers from the 'Running Blind' archive cover art gallery.

Domino Island – A lost Bagley thriller to be published

on October 12, 2018September 17, 2021 By The Bagley Brief

Desmond Bagley - Domino Island - Caribbean Islands Map © Wikimedia Commons.

HarperCollins announce that they will publish ‘Domino Island’, a lost thriller by Desmond Bagley, on 9th May 2019 [originally scheduled for publication on 16th May 2019]. The full-length thriller involves murder and corruption on a Caribbean island before a plot twist leads to an all-action finale.

The Life and Work of Desmond Bagley Exhibition

on May 16, 2018June 15, 2018 By The Bagley Brief

The Life and Work of Desmond Bagley exhibition opened at the Guille-Allés Library in St. Peter Port, Guernsey on Thursday 10th May and will remain on display until Saturday 9th June 2018.

The Desmond Bagley Collection at the Priaulx Library

on May 14, 2018April 29, 2019 By The Bagley Brief

A new Desmond Bagley archive collection has been established at the Priaulx Library in Guernsey. Designed to complement the Desmond Bagley collection held at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center in Boston U.S.A., the new collection will provide a link between the Bailiwick and Boston giving islanders and visitors a chance to view Bagley material in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

Bagley Blue Plaque Unveiled

on May 11, 2018June 15, 2018 By The Bagley Brief

The Blue Plaque at Desmond and Joan Bagley’s former residence Câtel House, now renamed Bagley Hall, in the Rohais de Haut, St. Andrew, Guernsey. © The Bagley Brief.

Today, Friday 11th May, Guernsey’s eighth Blue Plaque was unveiled by the Bailiff Sir Richard John Collas to honour the thriller writer Desmond Bagley and his wife Joan Bagley. The Blue Plaque was issued under the auspices of Guernsey Museums and is only the second on the island to recognise an author.