The Plutonium Factor

Pocketbok. Penguin . 1983. 301 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. Engelsk text.
An unrelievedly thrilling and very realistic first novel by a British academic of what could happen if an atomic weapon fell into the hands of a civilian crazy. (Indeed, the author felt the plan he describes was so possible he deliberately changed a few of the details so the book could not be used as a ``blueprint for any criminal mind so inclined.'') A load of plutonium, enough to create a devastating atomic weapon, is ingeniously hijacked by a group of bandits from a small airport in northern Britain. An atomic weapon is created and is used as blackmail to obtain a large sum of money from the British government. The characters are realistic, the dialogue is convincing, and the pace is breathless, with many unexpected plot twists. It could happen, and it is very scary.