Fear is the Key

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About this book

A classic novel of ruthless revenge set in the steel jungle of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico – and on the sea bed below it. Now reissued in a new cover style.A sunken DC-3 lying on the Caribbean floor. Its cargo: ten million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold ingots, emeralds and uncut diamonds guarded by the remains of two men, one woman and a very small boy. The fortune was there for the taking, and ready to grab it were a blue-blooded oilman with his own offshore rig, a gangster so cold and independent that even the Mafia couldn't do business with him and a psychopathic hired assassin. Against them stood one man, and those were his people, those skeletons in their watery coffin. His name was Talbot, and he would bury his dead – but only after he had avenged their murders.

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4.0/5 · 4828 readers · 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Fear is the Key?

About ≈ 4 h 43 m — 255 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mFear is the Key~4 h 43 m

How many pages is Fear is the Key?

255 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Fear is the Key255

What genre is Fear is the Key?

It sits on the Thriller, Fiction shelves.

Is Fear is the Key in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Fear is the Key?

Alistair MacLean.

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