The Golden Gate
Published: 1976Synopsis:
A ROLLING FORT KNOX
is how the journalists describe the Presidential motorcade as it enters San Francisco across the Golden Gate. Even the ever-watchful FBI believe it is impregnable – as it has to be with the President and two Arab potentates aboard.
But halfway across the bridge the unthinkable happens. Before the eyes of the world a master criminal pulls off the most spectacular kidnapping in modern times…
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The Golden Gate (MacLean novel)
The Golden Gate is a novel written by the Scottish author Alistair MacLean. It was first released in the United Kingdom by Collins in 1976 and later in the same year by Doubleday in the United States.
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Main Characters
| Van Effen | Branson's lieutenant- criminal | ||
| Paul Revson | FBI agent who saves the day | ||
| General Cartland | Chief of Staff - kidnapped | ||
| King | King of a Middle Eastern country with oil - kidnapped | ||
| Prince | Prince of a Middle Eastern State with oil - kidnapped | ||
| April Wednesday | TV company fashion photographer | ||
| O'Hare | Doctor - on ambulance, aids Revson in combating the criminals | ||
| Peter Branson | 38 | Runs the team who kidnap the President, King, Prince and the Golden Gate Bridge - chief criminal |
Other Characters
| Reston | Explosives expert - criminal | ||
| Johnson | Helicopter pilot - criminal | ||
| Bradley | Helicopter pilot - criminal | ||
| Lieutenant Ashbridge | Helicopter pilot - government - tied up | ||
| Lieutenant Martinez | Helicopter pilot - government - tied up | ||
| Giscard | Criminal | ||
| Parker | Criminal | ||
| Mahoney | Policeman who is tied up to steal the patrol car | ||
| Nimitz | Policeman who is tied up to steal the patrol car | ||
| Yonnie | Criminal | ||
| Commander Eysenck | Manages US Naval Air Station Alameda | ||
| Sheikh Iman | Oil minister to the King | ||
| Sheikh Kharan | Oil minister to the Prince - kidnapped | ||
| Hansen | Energy Czar to the president - dies through hastily eating contaminated food | ||
| John Morrison | Mayor of San Francisco | ||
| Kowalski | Criminal | ||
| Peters | Criminal | ||
| Bernard Hendrix | Chief of Police | ||
| Boyann | Communications soldier | ||
| Muir | Under-secretary - kidnapped | ||
| Chrysler | Criminal | ||
| Jensen (Harriman) | Criminal - pretneds to be Jensen - Head of the FBI in California | ||
| Milton | Secretary for State | ||
| John Quarry | Secretary of the Treasury | ||
| Grafton | Reporter for A.P. (Associated Press) | ||
| Dougan | Reporter for Reuters | ||
| Vice-President Richards | Vice-president of the USA | ||
| James Hagenbach | Head of the FBI | ||
| Admiral Newson | Admiral | ||
| General Carter | General | ||
| Kylenski | Food specialist | ||
| Commander Pearson | Commands a submarine | ||
| Carmody | Explosives specialist | ||
| Rogers | Explosives specialist |
Articles for The Golden Gate
| Date | Title | Source | Author | Other books | Paywall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-23 | The Golden Gate by Alistair MacLean (1976) | Books & Books | Simon |