The next snack in my MacLean binge was Breakheart Pass (1974). Written for the movies (that’s where the link goes), Breakheart Pass runs along its (train) track and doesn’t stop for much. I recognized immediately that I had read it before, but no matter. I think the movie might be enjoyable, since the book felt like a screenplay. The novel even included a graphic detailing the different cars in the train (story is set in the 1870s or so), and a list of characters!
I wonder if the book sold well or not. With my media business hat on, I applaud the idea of the “release windows” being so close together! The book was published only a year before the movie was released. I think this one might have been better only as a movie, though.