Night Without End

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Night Without End is a novel by Alistair MacLean, first published in 1959. It is generally considered one of MacLean's very best, especially in its depiction of an unforgiving environment; among others, the Times Literary Supplement gave it strongly favourable notices when it came out.

[edit] Plot summary

The plot revolves around a BOAC plane, which during a snow storm in the middle of the night, has drifted hundreds of miles off course and crashlands in a desolate ice plateau in Greenland. One passenger and co-pilot die in the crash but a scientific research team anchored near the crash site rescues the surviving passengers. The only means of contact with the outside world and asking for help is a 150 pound RCA tube radio transmitter. But when the air stewardess accidentally destroys it, all means of communication with the outside world are cut. Few chilling incidents makes it evident that the crash was not an accident and there is a cold blooded and extremely intelligent killer in their midst who will stop at nothing to achieve his objective. Now it is completely up to them to try and reach shelter from the snow and cold, before all supplies run out and the arctic winter sets in, with temperatures falling well below -50°C and the unknown assassin still lurking around.