Fear is the Key By Alistair Maclean
Review
Praise for Fear is the Key:
"Fear is the key has a plot that will require a lot of willpower to stop you looking at the last page." Sunday Mirror
"Exitement and violence. . . the pace never slackens." Scotsman
"Keeps tension at screaming point." Daily Express
Plot:
A sunken DC-3 lies on the Caribbean floor. Its cargo: ten million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold ingots, emeralds and uncut diamonds guarded by the remains of two men, a wife, and a very small son. The fortune is there for the taking, and ready to grab it are a blue-blooded oilman with his own offshore rig, a gangster so cold and independent that even the mafia couldn't do business with him, and a hired assasin. Against them stands one man, and the skeletons in their watery graves are his people. His name is Talbot, and he will avenge their murders.
Review:
This book is in my all-time best books list. It's plot,action, suspense, and it's raw humor just make a lasting impression on you. It grew to such a bestseller, that a motion picture was made out of it, (Which I haven't watched), and it has the worlds longest car chase ever from a movie.
Although it's very violent, it gives a pretty clear message of whats right and wrong. But then, this gets outweighed in violence and cold ruthlessness. The main character is a criminal as he wanted revenge for the murders of his family, but then he turns to the criminal underworld so he can kill the murderers. The whole novel is mainly a vengeance plot. (More about the violence, sex, language is in the parents guide.)
On the whole this book can be sometimes near heart-breaking. I would definetely recommend this book to anyone older than fifteen, and who can stomch constant violence and peril. Do not forget Alistair Maclean's works are adult targeted.
You can purchase the book here (Amazon.co.uk):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-Key-Alistair-MacLean/dp/0006159915/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1433454551&sr=8-2&keywords=fear+is+the+key
"Fear is the key has a plot that will require a lot of willpower to stop you looking at the last page." Sunday Mirror
"Exitement and violence. . . the pace never slackens." Scotsman
"Keeps tension at screaming point." Daily Express
Plot:
A sunken DC-3 lies on the Caribbean floor. Its cargo: ten million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold ingots, emeralds and uncut diamonds guarded by the remains of two men, a wife, and a very small son. The fortune is there for the taking, and ready to grab it are a blue-blooded oilman with his own offshore rig, a gangster so cold and independent that even the mafia couldn't do business with him, and a hired assasin. Against them stands one man, and the skeletons in their watery graves are his people. His name is Talbot, and he will avenge their murders.
Review:
This book is in my all-time best books list. It's plot,action, suspense, and it's raw humor just make a lasting impression on you. It grew to such a bestseller, that a motion picture was made out of it, (Which I haven't watched), and it has the worlds longest car chase ever from a movie.
Although it's very violent, it gives a pretty clear message of whats right and wrong. But then, this gets outweighed in violence and cold ruthlessness. The main character is a criminal as he wanted revenge for the murders of his family, but then he turns to the criminal underworld so he can kill the murderers. The whole novel is mainly a vengeance plot. (More about the violence, sex, language is in the parents guide.)
On the whole this book can be sometimes near heart-breaking. I would definetely recommend this book to anyone older than fifteen, and who can stomch constant violence and peril. Do not forget Alistair Maclean's works are adult targeted.
You can purchase the book here (Amazon.co.uk):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-Key-Alistair-MacLean/dp/0006159915/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1433454551&sr=8-2&keywords=fear+is+the+key
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