A review by lian_tanner
Circus by Alistair MacLean

2.0

I read a lot of Alistair Maclean's books in my teens, and loved them, so was curious to see if they held up so many years later. Hmm. This one didn't. It seemed quite dated, and although the actual break-in sequence was intriguing, the rest of the book was not particularly interesting. And it's very odd to read something that was written in the days when female characters were there merely to show how clever the men were. Maria, the love interest, is supposed to be a CIA agent, but is totally clueless. You could take her out of the book and not notice. Can't really blame Maclean, he was a man of his time, but it makes for rather irritating reading.