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5.0 out of 5 stars WWII spy thriller, May 6 2004

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NANCY (Golden, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Game Of Spies (Paperback)

Although I'm not generally a reader of World War II nazi spy stories, a friend whose judgment I usually trust recommended this author#s work very highly and lent me the book. I was hooked from the first chapter and could hardly put the book down. I can't judge the historical accuracy of the book, but in terms of interesting characters and complex, fast moving plot, this book was intriguing and well written. I give it 5 stars!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Clumsy spies, April 18 2004

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Fred Camfield (Vicksburg, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Game Of Spies (Hardcover)

This novel seemed to be a little fragmented. It starts out with a kidnapping which seems to be partially explained later in the novel, but not very well. There seem to be a lot of spies and intelligence service people tripping over their feet, and sleeper agents who are not very well placed. People seem to be dashing about in all directions. One would like to think that intelligence services operate with some amount of intelligence and well trained personnel, but perhaps that is wishful thinking.

The author tries to wrap things together later in the novel with an explanation of some grand scheme to plant misinformation, but by that point I had lost interest. It is the usual case in the spy business, i.e., you don't know who is working for whom, and you may not be sure of who you are working for yourself. You really can't trust anyone.

In this novel, various people have been blackmailed or seduced into spying, which would usually produce unreliable agents. It would be better to find someone willing to sell out for money (the usual case), or perhaps someone with a grudge against the establishment, perhaps someone who did not get a promotion which they feel in their own mind that they merited, i.e., a Benedict Arnold type.

I would note that the real sleeper agents at the start of World War II tended to be well placed, e.g., the one at Scapa Flow or the one in Honolulu, where they could provide valuable information.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A good spy book, Feb 4 2004

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T. A Molina "T.A.M." (san antonio, texas United States) - See all my reviews
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i liked his first novel much better, but this one is pretty good, it reads fast, pick up a copy one quiet weekend and enjoy it.

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