Posted by TERENCE
on 6/17/2001, 3:23 am
I THINK MacLEAN STANDS OUT ON HIS OWN AS A WRITER OF THRILLER NOVELS PURELY BECAUSE HE HAS A VERY DISTINCTIVE STYLE. THE THRILLER NOVELS OF, SAY, HAMMOND INNES, FOR EXAMPLE, DO NOT CARRY THE SAME WEIGHT OF TENSION THAT PULSATES THROUGH EVEN A VERY AVERAGE MacLEAN NOVEL. HAVING SAID THAT, THOUGH, SOME OF HIS BOOKS TOWER OVER THE OTHERS.
"FEAR IS THE KEY", "CARAVAN TO VACARRES", "WHEN EIGHT BELLS TOLL" AND "PUPPET ON A CHAIN" LEAVE THE LIKES OF "CIRCUS", "GOLDEN GATE" AND "GOODBYE CALIFORNIA" TRAILING IN THEIR WAKE.
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