Fear is the Key
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Fear is the Key

by Alistair MacLean

1961•Thriller•256 pages

Taste attributes: thrillercrimeadventureactionfastunsavouryheavylinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, heavy thriller, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

A classic novel of ruthless revenge set in the steel jungle of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico – and on the sea bed below it. Now reissued in a new cover style.A sunken DC-3 lying 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, one woman and a very small boy.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerCrimeAdventureActionInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming quest

Subjects

ThrillerCriminalsMexico

Details

Author
Alistair MacLean
Published
1961
Pages
256
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