Archive Discoveries – The Bagley Brief

Bagley’s Iceland by road, air and sea

on December 3, 2018February 16, 2026 By The Bagley Brief

Desmond Bagley's Running Blind route map © HarperCollins Publishers.

Discover how Desmond Bagley explored Iceland by road, air, and sea, and how his research travels informed the realism and settings of his novel Running Blind.

Domino Island – A lost Bagley thriller to be published

on October 12, 2018February 15, 2026 By The Bagley Brief

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

Discover the story behind Domino Island, the long-lost Desmond Bagley thriller, its rediscovery, and the journey to its long-awaited publication.

Caravan to Vaccarès, nemesis of a Running Blind movie adaptation

Discover the history of film producers Geoffrey Reeve and Richard Morris-Adams’ ill-fated 1973 production of Desmond Bagley’s novel Running Blind, and its connection with Alistair MacLean’s Caravan to Vaccarès.

Writer – An Enquiry into a Novelist

Explore the unpublished autobiographical work of Desmond Bagley. Writer – An Enquiry into a Novelist reveals his early life, influences, and path to becoming a bestselling author. Edited and annotated by Philip Eastwood with foreword by Mike Ripley.

Project American – DECLASSIFIED

Read Project American – DECLASSIFIED, an early science-fiction tale by Desmond Bagley reproduced in full — a rare speculative story first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.