The Way to Dusty Death

Author : Alistair MacLean

The Way to Dusty Death is a thriller novel written by Scottish author Alistair MacLean. It was originally published in 1973. The title is a quote from a famous passage in Shakespeare’s MacBeth, Act 5, Scene 5.

The protagonist, Johnny Harlow, a world champion Formula 1 racing driver, who appears to have become an alcoholic after a devastating wreck kills his best friend and fellow driver, along with maiming his girlfriend. He realizes after being involved in yet another crash on the circuit that there have been too many accidents lately, and decides to investigate, but soon finds out that a few people will do anything to prevent him from discovering the truth.

The Way to Dusty Death appeared in a 1995 made-for-TV movie directed by Geoffrey Reeve, starring Simon MacCorkindale as Harlow, and Linda Hamilton as romantic interest Beth MacAlpine.