 Just in time, the explosives do their work, the guns are destroyed and the ships continue on their way to rescue the soldiers.In 1990 the British Crime Writers' Association placed "The Guns of Navarone" 89th on its list The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time.The success of the book's film adaptation prompted Alistair MacLean to write the only sequel of his writing career, "Force 10 from Navarone" (1968).