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by Alistair MacLean

Paper Book, 1977

Status

Available

Call number

823.9

Genres

All Topics

Fiction

Publication

[Kbh.] : Gyldendal, 1977.

Description

The tale of murder and revenge set on a remote oil rig, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. SEAWITCH The massive oil-rig is the hub of a great empire, the pride of its billionaire owner. Lord Worth, predatory and ruthless, has clawed his way to great wealth. Now, he cares for only two things - Seawitch and his two high-spirited daughters. One man knows this: John Cronkite, trouble-shooter for the world's top oilmen and Worth's ex-victim, is spoiling for revenge. In one terrifying week, Worth's world explodes.

User reviews

LibraryThing member tripleblessings

In the 1970s, a secret group of oil tycoons hire a mercenary to destroy their rival's oil rig off the Texas coast. In the process Cronkite blows up an oil tanker, hijacks a second tanker, kidnaps Lord Worth's two daughters, and involves warships from Russia, Venezuela and Cuba. Two private

investigators attempt to save the oil rig and rescue the daughters before it's too late.
Somewhat dated, but a good escape-read thriller, vintage Alistair Maclean.

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LibraryThing member TadAD

MacLean just doesn't seem to have it any more. The characters are so flat, they fit between the pages.

LibraryThing member pussreboots

I've heard good things about MacLean's books but even at the halfway point in this book I just wasn't engaging with the plot or the characters.

LibraryThing member .Monkey.

Seawitch is pretty typical MacLean. Outlandish action, crazy heroics, witty banter, women to save, asses to kick, you know, the standard fare.

"I don't care who's responsible." The stenographer's voice was plaintive. "Does anyone know where I can get a nuclear shelter, cheap?"

It'd never win awards,

and I doubt if he ever had that sort of thing in mind. They're just, good plain fun. Completely unbelievable, the hero always pulls of any manner of crazy stunts that are utterly unfeasible, but it's just the same as any action flick. It's not real, it's absurdly overdone, but it lets you escape reality and go off where the hero is always going to kick some badguy ass. MacLean was also a product of his time, and as such his turns of phrase are not always ...very PC... but I overlook it because the stories are such a great ride.

"I know what you mean and I don't believe you. I saw him shaking."
"You poor, silly, stupid, foolish ninny. You don't deserve him."
She stared at him in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"You heard me." Roomer sounded tired and the doctor was looking at him in disapproval. He went on in a sombre voice: "Kowenski and Rindler are dead men. They have minutes to live. [...]" He smiled faintly. "I'm afraid he takes care of things in a rather final way."

My rating is utterly subjective. If I weighed this against, say, Dostoevsky, it'd get around half marks. But this is not objective, this is good clean fun, and as far as MacLean goes this was a solid ride.

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