John Smith (7) (1943–)

On the back cover, Rowland White, aviation author, writes that "Skytrap reminded me of the glory days of Alistair MacLean, Desmond Bagley and Hammond Innes. They don't make them like this anymore." Indeed, John Templeton Smith, who was encouraged to write this by Desmond Bagley himself, writes a story worthy of those three master thriller writers. Africa, flying, diamonds, and murder all figure in this exciting novel. Every few chapters, someone else seems to die--rather unexpectedly, too. This bleakness lends, as with his other novels, a reality and an authenticity to the plot.… (más)