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Santorini

Santorini

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  • Author：Alistair MacLean
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Summary

The gripping tale of sabotage at sea， from the acclaimed master of action and suspense。
In the heart of the Aegean Sea， a luxury yacht is on fire and sinking fast。 Minutes later， a four-engined jet with a fire in its nose-cone crashes into the sea。


Is there a sinister connection between these two tragedies？ And is it an accident that the Ariadne， a NATO spy ship， is the only vessel in the vicinity – the only witness？


Only Commander Talbot of the Ariadne can provide the answers as he uncovers a deadly plot involving drugs and terrorism – leading to the heart of the Pentagon。

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Reviews

Ed ，

British Navy ship rescues snking greek yacht and see jet crash into the sea nearby， coincidence， I think not。

Vincent ，

Nice。。。。a ship book， and ships bring out the best of MacLean。。。。

Cikgu Tan ，

I love his stories。 Have read plenty of his works but sadly， as Stephen King once said， one should know when to stop。 This book is like watching a war movie set in an opera。 Every word， every sentence meticulously explains what's going on， so much so that it's like sitting in a secondary school Science class。 Maclean is no John Steinbeck and sadly， this must be his worst book。 I love his stories。 Have read plenty of his works but sadly， as Stephen King once said， one should know when to stop。 This book is like watching a war movie set in an opera。 Every word， every sentence meticulously explains what's going on， so much so that it's like sitting in a secondary school Science class。 Maclean is no John Steinbeck and sadly， this must be his worst book。 。。。more

A Hellyer ，

Not the best MacLean I've read。 Quite a complex cast of characters， and a very small location for the action。 But， in a refreshing twist， much less violence than normal。 More of a thriller than an action story。 Not the best MacLean I've read。 Quite a complex cast of characters， and a very small location for the action。 But， in a refreshing twist， much less violence than normal。 More of a thriller than an action story。 。。。more

Britt ，

Intense Another reread， I love these stories。 Lots of twists and turns and thrills。 Appreciated Vincent and Denholm and Captain Talbot。 Lots of things in play here - would make a grand movie！

David McFarlane ，

I have always enjoyed Alistair MacLean books， and this was no exception l loved Commander Talbot’s character， and his supporting cast - the baddies really didn’t get a look in。 😎

Brian Grouhel ，

Anytime I take up an Alistair MacLean novel， it's like meeting up with an old friend。 Santorini is a fast paced story of nuclear theft on and under the Aegean Sea。 Told in the classic MacLean style this story unrolls at a very fast pace and will make several hours disappear like they had never been！ Anytime I take up an Alistair MacLean novel， it's like meeting up with an old friend。 Santorini is a fast paced story of nuclear theft on and under the Aegean Sea。 Told in the classic MacLean style this story unrolls at a very fast pace and will make several hours disappear like they had never been！ 。。。more

Nikos Chloros ，

Premise is more exciting than the book expounding it， unfortunately。 Will have to be re-written if it were to turn into a movie。

Ian ，

Awful， dated， single-voice dialogue， e。g。 1980s US military officers using phrases more appropriate for WW2 British officers that makes it hard to keep track of who is speaking。 An extremely far-fetched plot （in both senses of the word）， and that ludicrous ending。。。A real shame that the man's last book was so poor。 Awful， dated， single-voice dialogue， e。g。 1980s US military officers using phrases more appropriate for WW2 British officers that makes it hard to keep track of who is speaking。 An extremely far-fetched plot （in both senses of the word）， and that ludicrous ending。。。A real shame that the man's last book was so poor。 。。。more

Sam ，

A fast paced and intriguing mystery wrapped up with plenty of action， this is a good and surprisingly quick read that pulls you in with some explosive opening scenes against the gorgeous backdrop of Aegean Sea before the world takes a darker turn as crime find its way to the heart of US security。 On the whole MacLean's writing is gripping and well paced but there are a few places where his passion for the sea took over slightly and there was a slight diversion in the storytelling to cover some n A fast paced and intriguing mystery wrapped up with plenty of action， this is a good and surprisingly quick read that pulls you in with some explosive opening scenes against the gorgeous backdrop of Aegean Sea before the world takes a darker turn as crime find its way to the heart of US security。 On the whole MacLean's writing is gripping and well paced but there are a few places where his passion for the sea took over slightly and there was a slight diversion in the storytelling to cover some not so relevant points。 Luckily things would get back on track quickly and by the final pages these are barely blips on the sonar screen。 。。。more

Neil Fulwood ，

Having read ‘Night Without End’ and ‘Ice Station Zebra’ back to back and thoroughly enjoyed both， I figured I’d tackle ‘Santorini’。 And， folks， it almost broke me。 Set aboard a British naval vessel in the Aegean， and weaving a needlessly labyrinthine plot involving four different ships， nuclear weapons， terrorism， financial chicanery and international politics， it ought to be a rip-roaring thriller of the highest order。 Except that MacLean delivers every set-piece， every narrative development an Having read ‘Night Without End’ and ‘Ice Station Zebra’ back to back and thoroughly enjoyed both， I figured I’d tackle ‘Santorini’。 And， folks， it almost broke me。 Set aboard a British naval vessel in the Aegean， and weaving a needlessly labyrinthine plot involving four different ships， nuclear weapons， terrorism， financial chicanery and international politics， it ought to be a rip-roaring thriller of the highest order。 Except that MacLean delivers every set-piece， every narrative development and every bit of characterisation （such as it is） as a series of conversations。 In other words， instead of describing a tense salvage operation or the dirty dealings of the antagonists， he has his characters sit around in ships’ cabins discussing what happened *after the event*。 Not only that， but his dialogue is tin-eared in the extreme。 Thus a 220-page novel lumbers interminably toward a damp-squib denouement。 I know that I still have some sub-standard MacLean to come - I recall ‘Floodgate’ and ‘Partisans’ being sluggish - but I really hope the tedium of ‘Santorini’ is the worst of it。 。。。more

paul squires ，

A good read by Alistair Maclean considering it was the last book he wrote。Not as well known as some of his more famous books but well worth a look。

Roger Royer ，

I registered a book at BookCrossing。com！http://www。BookCrossing。com/journal/13158807Though outdated and full of references that make me feel like a very old man， I enjoyed reading this rather fast paced novel。 Reminiscent of "The Hunt for Red October" and novels like those this made me think of something I had never considered before， a nuclear mine for the sea ways。 I will say that I am glad that the book takes place where and when it does because now I can only imagine how much worse it could I registered a book at BookCrossing。com！http://www。BookCrossing。com/journal/13158807Though outdated and full of references that make me feel like a very old man， I enjoyed reading this rather fast paced novel。 Reminiscent of "The Hunt for Red October" and novels like those this made me think of something I had never considered before， a nuclear mine for the sea ways。 I will say that I am glad that the book takes place where and when it does because now I can only imagine how much worse it could be if something like this book actually happened and I do believe that it could。 。。。more

Uday Saripalli ，

The worst story from my all time favorite story teller。 The story never takes off， the nail biting suspense， so much a hallmark of Alistair Maclean novels， is totally missing。 A bland and totally predictable storyline。 I suppose the strain of writing the 28 novels before Santorini finally caught up with Mr。 Maclean！

Franco Pitacco ，

nice， not the best。often slow， great finale。

Annette McIntyre ，

My only complaint with Alistair McLean is his leaving women to be pretty and innocent， and this story is no exception to that。However， that complaint aside， this is a rattling good yarn and lots of twists and turns。

Marvin Suther ，

I feel the story could have been developed just a bit more。 It was weak and not as good as some of his previous offerings。

Lenny Husen ，

2。5 stars。 Rounding down because there is nothing to say to recommend this book。Wasn't terrible， just boring。 Too many characters。 Slow plot。 I love MacLean and wasglad to finally finish this book。 2。5 stars。 Rounding down because there is nothing to say to recommend this book。Wasn't terrible， just boring。 Too many characters。 Slow plot。 I love MacLean and wasglad to finally finish this book。 。。。more

Edmond Gagnon ，

I've seen the movies， Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare， that were based on Alistar MacLean's books， but never actually read one。 His subject material is well researched and the story is good， but I felt the dialogue was overloaded with supposition and conjecture。 Overall it was a good read。 I've seen the movies， Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare， that were based on Alistar MacLean's books， but never actually read one。 His subject material is well researched and the story is good， but I felt the dialogue was overloaded with supposition and conjecture。 Overall it was a good read。 。。。more

Chris ，

I recall reading a lot of MacLean's books as a teenager。 He has the typical thriller style of highly effective military types， a well oiled machine of slightly quirky super men that can defeat anything they come across。Santorini is no different。 Its a little dry towards the end， with a gizmo solving the small difficulty the team gets into at the end。 And the setting seems hardly used。。。 there's little about the island itself， except a quick throwaway line about a cliff road to a port。But， its ti I recall reading a lot of MacLean's books as a teenager。 He has the typical thriller style of highly effective military types， a well oiled machine of slightly quirky super men that can defeat anything they come across。Santorini is no different。 Its a little dry towards the end， with a gizmo solving the small difficulty the team gets into at the end。 And the setting seems hardly used。。。 there's little about the island itself， except a quick throwaway line about a cliff road to a port。But， its tightly and economically written。 The story gets along， there's a rwist or two to keep you alert， and nothing gets tied up within itself。 Its not cutting edge， but it does what you expect from a old hand at the genre。 。。。more

Ronald ，

read some time in 1990

Phil Lawless ，

A second read after years away。 Very clever characters and plot。 I did not remember much of it。 A little formulaic。

Christopher Taylor ，

This is MacLean's second to last novel， written late in his career。 MacLean really should be rediscovered， as he wrote an amazing array of political thrillers of which several made it to movies （Guns of Navarone and Ice Station Zebra for example）。 If you like Tom Clancy type books， you'll love MacLean。Santorini is a tale of nuclear weapons， espionage， terrorism， and a somewhat Bondian villain involving the British Navy。 I found this less effective than previous books by MacLean because he seems This is MacLean's second to last novel， written late in his career。 MacLean really should be rediscovered， as he wrote an amazing array of political thrillers of which several made it to movies （Guns of Navarone and Ice Station Zebra for example）。 If you like Tom Clancy type books， you'll love MacLean。Santorini is a tale of nuclear weapons， espionage， terrorism， and a somewhat Bondian villain involving the British Navy。 I found this less effective than previous books by MacLean because he seems to have fallen into a sort of comfortable pattern of characterization。 Previous novels were much more sharp with distinct character personalities， but everyone in the book， including the Americans and Greeks all seemed to be clones of Richard Burton from Where Eagles Dare （also a MacLean book）。 I could practically hear him reading the lines。However， despite that and a few technical errors， this was a tight thriller that was satisfying and kept my interest as well as his early novels。 。。。more

Conan Tigard ，

Santorini is a military story about a ship that gets caught up in the middle of an incident that could lead to a devastating end。 The Commander and Lieutenant are smartly written。 The story appeared to me to be extremely British。 Most of the incidents bring very little emotion from any of the British officers on the Ariadne。 I found that the book never built up in intensity。 Sure， something happened at the end of the book and the officers outguessed the bad guys， but a climax never started to bu Santorini is a military story about a ship that gets caught up in the middle of an incident that could lead to a devastating end。 The Commander and Lieutenant are smartly written。 The story appeared to me to be extremely British。 Most of the incidents bring very little emotion from any of the British officers on the Ariadne。 I found that the book never built up in intensity。 Sure， something happened at the end of the book and the officers outguessed the bad guys， but a climax never started to build。 I was waiting and was a little disappointed by this。 I will admit though that I did enjoy reading the story， but it is not an intense page-turner。 Maybe I liked it some because of how British everybody acted。 They were so incredibly calm， not mater what happened。 I find that to be a little humorous。 Overall， Santorini is a readable story， its just not all that exciting。I rated this book a 5½ out of 10。 。。。more

Robert Jenkins ，

Over the past couple of years I've read all of Alistair MacLean's books in chronological order （ I'd previously read most of them back in the 1980's）。 So it was with a bit of wistfulness that I took up this one， the last novel he wrote before passing away in 1987。 It's well known among MacLean readers that his last few books didn't really compare to his earlier works。 I was hoping this would be an exception。 And it does have a pretty decent beginning with a simultaneous plane crash and yacht sin Over the past couple of years I've read all of Alistair MacLean's books in chronological order （ I'd previously read most of them back in the 1980's）。 So it was with a bit of wistfulness that I took up this one， the last novel he wrote before passing away in 1987。 It's well known among MacLean readers that his last few books didn't really compare to his earlier works。 I was hoping this would be an exception。 And it does have a pretty decent beginning with a simultaneous plane crash and yacht sinking in the Aegean Sea near a conveniently-placed British ship。 However， things get slow soon thereafter。 The book is almost completely characters sitting around talking with just a few dollops of action， mostly concerned with exploring the sunken yacht and raising the crashed plane （which is loaded with a rather nasty cargo） to shake things up a bit。Of course， you need villains in a novel like this， and they are present here。 However， the good guys figure their scheme out almost immediately and the bad guys never really have a chance to get away with it， though they think they do。 Essentially， the main villain is supposed to be a high-powered international drug smuggler and all-around evil mastermind but he really comes across as a rather gullible fool。 Not MacLean's best characterization。Another thing that is distracting from the book is that everyone， whether Greek， American， or the President of the U。S。， talks and acts British。 MacLean does not do a good job of making his characters act like their nationality。 In fairness， that was a problem in many of his other books as well。Overall， I can't recommend this to someone new to MacLean， but someone who has read more of his books might enjoy it more。 If you're interested in Alistair MacLean， I recommend HMS Ulysses， South By Java Head， The Guns of Navarone， Night Without End， The Black Shrike， The Golden Rendezvous， Ice Station Zebra， and Breakheart Pass first。 You won't be disappointed in any of these。 Really though， anything he wrote before about 1975 or so is superior to anything after that。 。。。more

David Cozens ，

Royal Navy frigate rescues survivors from a sinking yacht near the Greek island of Thera。 Tense thriller told with a touch of humour involving an atomic mine and a plane load of hydrogen bombs。

Alistaire King ，

Unfortunately ， as this was Alistair MacLeans' last book， it is arguably his weakest。 The elements are all there but somehow they just don't gel。 Very little in the way of action and the end carries little impact。 Unfortunately ， as this was Alistair MacLeans' last book， it is arguably his weakest。 The elements are all there but somehow they just don't gel。 Very little in the way of action and the end carries little impact。 。。。more

Brian Turner ，

A disappointing effort from Mr MacLean， consisting mostly of dialogue。A plane crashes near the spy ship Ariadne， at the same time as they receive a distress call from a yacht。There then follows a whole bunch of talking， second guesses （all of which seem to be right） and a rather lacklustre finish。

Thomas Strömquist ，

MacLeans last book is not a memorable one， in fact I'd recommend most of what he wrote before this one。 Very little happens and I do think it would have needed another round of editing。 MacLeans last book is not a memorable one， in fact I'd recommend most of what he wrote before this one。 Very little happens and I do think it would have needed another round of editing。 。。。more

Dipti ，

A simple storyline and not very gripping as it claims to be。 The ending was quite un expectable and interesting。

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