The Net (novel)

The Net is a 1952 thriller novel by the British writer John Pudney.

Synopsis
At an isolated, secret research centre a group of scientists work on a prototype new aircraft, but feel the strains of their tight confinement.

Film adaptation
In 1953 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by Anthony Asquith and starring James Donald, Phyllis Calvert and Herbert Lom.