The Way to Dusty Death

Rating:
Summary: Revenge on the racetrack - decent, but MacLean's done better
Review: "The Way to Dusty Death" -- the title comes from a Shakespearean line -- is a revenge story set in the world of high speed auto racing. The protagonist, Johnny Harlan, is a gifted race car driver who appears to have fallen under the spell of alcohol after a devastating wreck that kills his best friend and fellow driver, along with maiming his girlfriend. But in actuality, Harlan's alcoholism is a facade to allow him to investigate the circumstances behind the accident.

There's plenty of car chases, sneaking around, and other staples of the adventure novel. Still, the book gets only three stars because it's curiously unthrilling compared to other books by Alistair MacLean. While this one is okay, you would do better to look for any of the following:

"The Guns of Navarone" "The Golden Gate" "The Black Shrike" "Where Eagles Dare"

Rating:
Summary: Revenge on the racetrack - decent, but MacLean's done better
Review: "The Way to Dusty Death" -- the title comes from a Shakespearean line -- is a revenge story set in the world of high speed auto racing. The protagonist, Johnny Harlan, is a gifted race car driver who appears to have fallen under the spell of alcohol after a devastating wreck that kills his best friend and fellow driver, along with maiming his girlfriend. But in actuality, Harlan's alcoholism is a facade to allow him to investigate the circumstances behind the accident.

There's plenty of car chases, sneaking around, and other staples of the adventure novel. Still, the book gets only three stars because it's curiously unthrilling compared to other books by Alistair MacLean. While this one is okay, you would do better to look for any of the following:

"The Guns of Navarone" "The Golden Gate" "The Black Shrike" "Where Eagles Dare"

Rating:
Summary: Easy to read .
Review: It took me two nightshifts to get through the book. In reading hours I would estimate it to be approximately 4 hours. If you are looking for a book thats easy to read or a book of which to make a review, then you should choose this one.