River Of Death

River of Death (1981) by Alistair MacLean
Fontana paperback, ISBN: 000616496X – Condition: Poor (with character)

Jungle Nazis, hidden treasure, and mercenaries on the rampage – MacLean really outdid himself with River of Death. This particular copy has had an adventure of its own: its spine gave up the fight somewhere along the way, but we’ve brought it back to life with a homemade fabric spine support. It now stands tall (well… slanted, as the photo shows), but it’s sturdy, readable, and oddly proud of its scars.

Is it pretty? Not really. Is it valuable? Nope. But it’s a survivor – and in some ways, that makes it the perfect companion for a story about grit, danger, and holding together against the odds.

At Crappy Old Books we like to think this copy has earned its stripes: patched, imperfect, but still marching through the jungle pages like a true paperback veteran.

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