James Clavell's Whirlwind
- ISBN-10
- 0688066631
- ISBN-13
- 9780688066635
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 1147
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Author
- James Clavell
Description
During the tumultuous days just after the Shah's departure from Iran, Andrew Gavallan, managing director of a British-run helicopter company secretly controlled by the Noble House of Hong Kong, faces financial ruin until he devises a desperate plan
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