Even from any subjective viewpoint Angliss's style of writing undoubtedly embraces -- not without much hope it can be supposed -- what the literary coliseum, that founding institution of novelists such as Alistair MacLean and Richard Ryan whose printed words always seem to meld together on the smoothest of palates, purports perhaps itself -- if it be so immodest -- to be the exclusive pedestal feat of fast pace and outstanding excellence alike, a rare combination. But to embrace a standard is by no means necessarily tantamount, of course, to being worthy of it -- Angliss admits that, and so, by and large, gladly leaves the qualitative side of his writing entirely to his readers' valued opinions. If they like what they see, and they want to read more, then his pen is made.