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    River of Death

    By Alistair MacLean

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 4, 2009
    ISBN9780007289387
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    River of Death
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    Alistair MacLean

    Alistair MacLean, the son of a 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 teacher. Two and a half years spent aboard a wartime cruiser gave 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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    • 2/5
      As I read MacLean's books, I'm discovering they're largely formulaic -- protagonist is mini-God, omnipotent and omniscient, female love interest is not what they seem to be, the bad guys are pretty bad but easily handled by the protagonist, lots of action which usually isn't remotely believable. This book is no exception. At least it's short. Hamilton, the protagonist, takes an expedition on a trip into a South American jungle in search of the Lost City, rumored to have a bajillion items in gold. And it does. He needs neither a map nor compass, as he's been there before and knows all. He repeatedly saves the group from danger. And while actually searching for a Nazi who mysteriously hides himself and his weapons cache and heavy equipment in an impregnable fortress, there is a predictable plot twist, as is often the case in the author's books. This book is a pretty sad effort at entertainment. It's not that entertaining, it's not as action packed as some of his other books, there are very few likeable characters, including the protagonist, and I just couldn't wait to finish it and be done with it. Not recommended. Other than Guns of Navarone, I don't know if I'll be reading any more of his books. I've read four and find his books extremely limiting and poorly written.
    • 2/5
      The very predictable book which caused me to stop following Maclean's writing.
    • 3/5
      Not his greatest book by a long shot, but a fairly short and easy read.The books starts with Nazi's looting a monestary towards the end of the war. Two officers who are in charge make off with the g0ods but one is deceived by his partner and left behind. Fast forward a number of years and we meet Hamilton, an expert in the amazonian jungles and all round adventurer. He is hired by a multi millionaire called 'Smith' to locate a lost city. Expect plenty of action with hostile tribes, animals and nazis.As usual with Maclean you can expect a number of twists and turns, although many are easy to work out in this novel.Worth a read but try some of his other works first.
    • 3/5
      I actually don't think I like his work, I wanted to, but its actually really juvenile. I love the moves from his work, but the books themselves are those rare cases where the movie is better than the book.
    • 2/5
      MacLean is just gone. Read his books from the 60s if you want good thrillers.