Fear is the Key: Book Guide, Author and Facts
Fear is the Key by Alistair MacLean — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
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 gangster so cold and independent that even the Mafia couldn't do business with him and a psychopathic hired assassin. Against them stood one man, and those were his people, those skeletons in their watery coffin. His name was Talbot, and he would bury his dead – but only after he had avenged their murders.
Quick facts about Fear is the Key
- Title: Fear is the Key
- Author: Alistair MacLean
- First published: 1961
- Genre: fiction in english, fiction, thriller
- OpenLibrary ID: OL257690W
Where to read Fear is the Key
Fear is the Key by Alistair MacLean is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Fear is the Key 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.
Who wrote Fear is the Key?
Fear is the Key was written by Alistair MacLean.
When was Fear is the Key published?
Fear is the Key was first published in 1961.
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