The Golden Keel Author:Desmond Bagley Desmond Bagley's rip-roaring adventure novel of a fantastic attempt to steal Musolini's secret treasure ~ — "Mr. Bagley spins his plot around the real-life diappearance of Mussolini's fabulous personal treasure during the chaos that swept Italy following the Allied invasion... — There's violence, and a wild chase by small craft across the Mediterr... more »anean leads to a roaring and superbly ironic climax on the storm-flogged sea.
Mr. Bagley knows intimately his locales, boats and sailing. He knows, too, how to concoct marvelous melodrama. Most importantly, he possesses in abundance the novelist's sine qua non - a talent for onrushing irresistible, enthralling narrative."