Goodbye California

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 Deceiver), Ken Follett (Fall of Giants), Edward Marston (Murder in Transit), and Eric Ambler (The Schirmer Inheritance). HarperCollins 2024