Never Count a Good Author Out

By Daniel Wahl

Andrew Bernstein began his 2008 article “The Exalted Heroism of Alistair MacLean’s Novels” as follows:

Less than fifty years ago, Alistair MacLean’s novels were international best-sellers that spawned major motion pictures. Today, his novels are out-of-print in America and MacLean, once considered a “master storyteller,” is virtually unknown to an entire…