Reissue of the classic tale of terrorism, where a criminal fanatic is hell-bent on blasting San Francisco into the ocean, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.
'Earthquake country,' said the Professor. 'San Francisco is geologically and seismologically a city that waits to die. Los Angeles is ringed by earthquake centres - seven massive quakes so far. We have no idea where the next, the monster, will hit...'
...until a criminal fanatic kidnaps a nuclear scientist and builds his own atomic bombs. If exploded on California's fault lines they could trigger off the mightiest earthquake of them all - killing half its population and dumping the entire city of San Francisco into the sea.
Goodbye California...
Alistair MacLean's Goodbye California is a riveting adventure, filled with the suspense and action that define the best thrillers. The narrative, steeped in the threat of terrorism and the relentless pursuit of justice, is a masterclass in traditional detective fiction.
For fans of Frederick Forsyth (The Day of the Jackal), Ken Follett (Triple), Edward Marston (Murder in Transit), and Eric Ambler (The Schirmer Inheritance).
HarperCollins 2024
