maclean thriller 's ''the guns navarone'' ''where eagles dare'' jack higgins' ''the eagle landed'' patrick o'brian 's nautical historical novels feature ''aubrey maturin series'' set royal navy ronald welch 's carnegie medal winning novel ''knight crusader'' set th century gives depiction third crusade featuring christian leader king england richard lionheart nigel tranter also wrote historical novels celebrated scottish warriors robert bruce ''the bruce trilogy'' murder mysteries ruth rendell p james popular crime fiction science fiction
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