Fear is the Key
Alistair MacLean
Thriller
Fear is the Key
by Alistair MacLean
—· 256 p· 1961
20th Century Classictensedarkmysteriousadventurous
Overview
About
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. The fortune was there for the taking, and ready to grab it were a blue-blooded oilman with his own offshore rig, a gangst…
Pages
256
American Reprint Co.
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Pacing9
Action Set Pieces9
Plot twists8
Suspense Atmosphere8
Worldbuilding7
Narration7
Prose6
Emotional depth6
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