The Dark Crusader
First edition cover (UK) | |
| Author | Alistair MacLean |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller Spy novel Novel |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) Scribner (US) |
Publication date | 1961 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 223 |
| Preceded by | Fear Is the Key |
| Followed by | The Golden Rendezvous |
The Dark Crusader is a 1961 thriller novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean. The book was initially published under the pseudonym Ian Stuart and later under his true name. It was released in the United States under the title: The Black Shrike.
MacLean wrote it in part to prove he could have success writing under a new name.