Seawitch

The 1977 thriller Seawitch continued a downslide from Maclean's best days. Unlike some of his peak works, where plots were subtle, characters were fleshed out, and results were unpredictable, this one has a real paint-by-numbers quality, as if someone had written an Alistair Maclean parody. I've seen reviews by people who thought it was OK; however, I think any true Maclean fan should finish many of his other books before considering giving this one a read.