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But the detection - and the undertones of "espionage" - are superficial elements used to keep the narrative moving briskly along between action set pieces that pit the protagonist against impossible odds and, very often, against the severest imaginable environmental extremes. By these standards, "The Golden Rendezvous" is one of his better books.
It is an excellent blend of mystery, suspense, clever bluffs and double bluffs, self-deprecating wit, action, and our protagonist's determined efforts to overcome painful injuries and antagonistic environmental extremes.
A luxury cruise ship is hijacked at sea by a master criminal whose intention is not a simple ransoming of the wealthy hostages on board. Exactly what his goal is forms part of the mystery that is left for our hero - the injured First Officer of the ship, John Carter - to ferret out. And to undermine.
"The Golden Rendezvous" finds MacLean at near-top form. The book does not have quite the verve of "The Satan Bug", "The Dark Crusader", or "When Eight Bells Toll", but it comes close. Which - at the high level that MacLean delivers excitement and page-turning suspense - makes for outstanding adventure story reading.
What I like about MacLean's formula is that every book is suspenseful and nearly full of twists. I say 'nearly' because sometimes MacLean will churn out a weaker tale for some reason. But there is no doubt in my mind that The Golden Rendezvous is one of his best works.
The older 1960s/70s books (see "customer images" for the paperback version) don't always clarify what the story is about. Chief Officer John Carter is the typical pseudo-tragic hero who has his faults but also his strengths. He works under Capt. Bullen, on the interesting freight ship Campari, altered by millions of dollars to provide ultra-rich passengers superb living and dining experiences, all the while travelling to unknown destinations. The ship is only running its regular course of delivering freight around the world, so the passengers aren't booking a holiday fare, but rather a surprising adventure. And on this particular voyage, the adventure threatens to bury everyone deep in Davy Jones's Locker.
MacLean's description of Carter being dragged alongside the ship, unable to do anything but inhale salt water, violently resigning himself to his impending doom of a drowning death, had me on the edge of my seat, stomach churning at the idea.
That's literally about all you can say without giving too much plot away. This book had me reading late into the night, far more so than many of his other books. I rank it up there with Ice Station Zebra, and Where Eagles Dare.
"The Golden Rendezvous" is a classic ocean hijacking story, where the hero is the ship's First Officer (John Carter). The ship is a converted ocean liner, full of guests, some mysterious, and carrying some secret cargo. During the cruise, the ship gets hijacked by some violent but devious criminals. Some of the ship's officers are killed, and others, including Carter, are wounded. Still, Carter attempts to stop the hijackers. . . .
This is one of the best MacLean novels, written in the 1960s along with a stellar run that includes "The Satan Bug," "Where Eagles Dare," "Puppet on a Chain," and "The Guns of Navarone." Most of those were turned into movies, and in the 1970s, Hollywood adapted "The Golden Rendezvous" into a so-so Richard Harris movie titled "Nuclear Terror."
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