Goodbye California

I love MacLean but this book was not well written and was boring. The book consisted of basically one main character who was over the top, "Ryder" (no first name) who was a LAPD Sergeant who is smarter than the entire FBI and CIA combined, shows no emotion or worry although his beautiful wife and be......more

Excellent I really love MacLean books and this is a solid entry. Ryder and Susan and the rest of the cast are superb. It’s an interesting plot, technical jargon not withstanding. We all could use a Sgt Ryder in our lives.......more

Alistair MacLean is known for action-packed, fast-moving, high-stakes mysteries. Goodbye California is no different. Terrorists have attacked a nuclear power station, stolen truck-loads of nuclear fuel, and kidnapped several nuclear physicist professors and some female secretaries. What is their plan......more

Don't remember a damn thing about this book, but DO know now exactly when I read it - 25 Jan 1979 - because Jennifer and I are reading through my ancient diaries from when I first moved to Taipei, and marveling about how different everything was back then. Like, EVERYTHING. Among other things, Taipei......more

I must say I am surprised that this book had so few takers! This is one of Maclean's best works after Guns of Navarone! Bits and pieces were boring especially a lot of seismological references.. but this one kept us holding our breath till the last page, to say nothing of the dry humour. A map would......more