The Golden Gate - Softcover

Maclean, Alistair

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4,072 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 0449207382 ISBN 13: 9780449207383

Publisher: Fawcett, 1985

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"It's a real treat and an engrossing read, especially because it is so fantastic!" AMAZON.COM customer Travelling from San Francisco to a new American-Arab oil refinery, the Presidential motorcade is waylaid by an unusual criminal in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge. Through the ensuing reign of civilised terror, the kidnappers hope to collect a king's ransom for the President of the United States, and the two visiting Middle Eastern heads of state, as well as heaping public humiliation on the Chief Executive. The world watches via a commandeered TV network while the kidnappers wire explosives to the towers of the bridge in order to stage their second threat: to plunge the Golden Gate Bridge into the deep waters of San Francisco Bay. Alistair MacLean is renowned for his ability to create suspense, action and a thrilling narrative. THE GOLDEN GATE is no exception as he weaves an unparalleled, chilling tale of political abduction.

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About the Author:

Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.

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‘Startlingly good...tense...ingenious’
Sunday Express

‘Alistair MacLean is a magnificent storyteller’
Sunday Mirror

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