Four (Sea and Arctic) Thrillers Re-Issued

HarperCollinsPublishers have decided to re-issue a couple of classic tales from Alistair Maclean, the master of action and suspense, bundled into e-books that have four stories per issue.

Four Sea Thrillers
Discover why Alistair MacLean was the most popular thriller writer of his generation in these four classic stories of the sea, from the treacherous frozen seas of the north Atlantic, to the warmer but no less deadly waters of the Caribbean and Mediterranean.

This tetralogy, published in 2013, features 'San Andreas', 'The Golden Rendezvous', 'Sea Witch', and 'Santorini'.

Four Arctic Thrillers Chillers
Discover why Alistair MacLean was the most popular thriller writer of his generation in these four classic stories of the frozen north – a deadly military submarine mission in the Arctic Ocean, a murder mystery in the darkness of the Polar night, a terrorist-induced plane crash in Iceland, and high-stakes sabotage in the pipelines of the Alaskan oil fields.

This tetralogy, published in 2014, features 'Night Without End', 'Ice Station Zebra', 'Bear Island', and 'Athabasca'.

First publication: 19 July 2017
Second (updated) publication: 15 April 2025