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The classic tale of terrorism, where a criminal fanatic is hell-bent on blasting San Francisco into the ocean, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. 'Earthquake country,' said the Professor. 'San Francisco is geologically and seismologically a city that waits to die. Los Angeles is ringed by earthquake centres - seven massive quakes so far. We have no idea where the next, the monster, will hit…' …until a criminal fanatic kidnaps a nuclear scientist and builds his own atomic bombs. If exploded on California's fault lines they could trigger off the mightiest earthquake of them all - killing half its population and dumping the entire city of San Francisco into the sea. Goodbye California… ### Review 'His best since H.M.S. Ulysses' Sunday Times 'Holds the reader to the final suspenseful page' Sunday Telegraph 'The most successful British novelist of his time' Jack Higgins ### Review 'His best since H.M.S. Ulysses' Sunday Times 'Holds the reader to the final suspenseful page' Sunday Telegraph 'The most successful British novelist of his time, Jack Higgins