Goodbye California

by Alistair MacLean
Category: "Fiction - Adventure"
Pages:310
Year of Publication:1977
Date Added:11/05/2014
Date Read:05/31/2016
Notes:A Moslem extremest breaks into a nuclear plant and steals radioactive material and kidnaps a bunch of people, including a couple nuclear physicists and Susan Ryder, wife of policeman Sergeant Ryder. Ryder and his son, Jeff, a highway patrolman, connect the thieves with their corrupt superior and a prominent judge. Meanwhile, the bad guy Morro explodes a couple nuclear devices to prove he can and threatens to blow up a bunch more in earthquake faults and make California fall into the sea. The Ryders and a bunch of actors and toughs, impersonate the President and his cabinet and meet with the bad guys and kill them before they can explode the bombs.
My Rating: 5

Reviews for Goodbye California

Review - Goodbye California

Ridiculously complex. MacLean often got caught up in how clever he thinks he is and uses his "clever" dialogue to fill pages. His protagonist, Ryder, is tougher than anyone else, smarter than anyone else and able to force himself into any situation simply by the power of his personality. It gets old.

Reviewed by Roger on 2016-06-01 04:38:22

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