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- catalog abstract "The Feather Men is the riveting story of the efforts by a private British vigilance committee to eliminate a band of coldblooded contract killers. From 1977 to 1990, three hired assassins known as the Clinic tracked down and murdered four former British soldiers, one at a time. Each of the assassinations was carried out in such an ingenious fashion that there would be no hint of foul play, but one clue these killings had in common was that all four victims had fought in. The Arabian desert. Throughout those fourteen years the Feather Men - so known because "our touch is light"--Were never far behind the hit team. Finally, in the autumn of 1990, on a quiet English country lane, the Feather Men achieved a form of justice. Then - for reasons disclosed in these pages - they asked Ranulph Fiennes to reveal their spellbinding story. For many months, The Feather Men has been a number-one best-seller in England. It is a fascinating account of a. Tenacious double manhunt: the assassins stalking their victims and the Feather Men pursuing the assassins. It is perhaps the ultimate vigilante story, a tale that combines the white-knuckled tension of The Day of the Jackal and the revelatory drama of Spycatcher. And, at its heart, this shocking and intriguing real-life adventure raises the moral question of whether private citizens should take the law into their own hands. "However, I for one," says the author, "am. Truly glad that the Feather Men exist, or existed. As to my reasons ... the reader will learn in what follows."".
- catalog contributor b5064965.
- catalog coverage "Oman Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "Tenacious double manhunt: the assassins stalking their victims and the Feather Men pursuing the assassins. It is perhaps the ultimate vigilante story, a tale that combines the white-knuckled tension of The Day of the Jackal and the revelatory drama of Spycatcher. And, at its heart, this shocking and intriguing real-life adventure raises the moral question of whether private citizens should take the law into their own hands. "However, I for one," says the author, "am.".
- catalog description "The Arabian desert. Throughout those fourteen years the Feather Men - so known because "our touch is light"--Were never far behind the hit team. Finally, in the autumn of 1990, on a quiet English country lane, the Feather Men achieved a form of justice. Then - for reasons disclosed in these pages - they asked Ranulph Fiennes to reveal their spellbinding story. For many months, The Feather Men has been a number-one best-seller in England. It is a fascinating account of a.".
- catalog description "The Feather Men is the riveting story of the efforts by a private British vigilance committee to eliminate a band of coldblooded contract killers. From 1977 to 1990, three hired assassins known as the Clinic tracked down and murdered four former British soldiers, one at a time. Each of the assassinations was carried out in such an ingenious fashion that there would be no hint of foul play, but one clue these killings had in common was that all four victims had fought in.".
- catalog description "Truly glad that the Feather Men exist, or existed. As to my reasons ... the reader will learn in what follows."".
- catalog extent "352 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0688121349".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : W. Morrow,".
- catalog spatial "Oman Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Oman".
- catalog subject "953.53 20".
- catalog subject "DS247.O64 F67 1993".
- catalog subject "Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service History.".
- catalog subject "Vendetta Oman History 20th century.".
- catalog title "The feather men / Ranulph Fiennes.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".