- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books (Hc) (Sep 1 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312853211
- ISBN-13: 978-0312853211
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.3 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #533,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Lengthy footnotes, wooden dialogue and plodding action hamper Erdman's (The Billion Dollar Sure Thing) latest financial thriller, set during WW II. In Switzerland, where some influential figures enjoy a less-than-neutral relationship with the Third Reich, the newly developing intelligence agencies of both the Allies and the Axis move freely. There novice U.S. spymaster Allen Dulles has established it back channel line to the White House, making him one of the most powerful Americans in the country. The lackluster plot follows a team of American operatives identified as the Swiss Account. The only drama involves the thwarted assassination of a high-ranking SS officer and a foray into Germany by a Dulles team (Swiss siblings Peter and Felicitas Burckhardt and American Nancy Reichman) for information that will allow the Allies to eliminate the Nazis' last hope of completing an atomic bomb. Erdman includes the painstaking details of his research at the expense of character and plot development and, thus, reader interest.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Spymaster Allen Dulles and his two female sidekicks take on the corrupt Swiss banking establishment whose vaults are full of Nazi gold following World War II. 125,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not typical Erdman quality,
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This review is from: Swiss Account (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm a big fan of Erdman and recently got all the books I have not read yet by Erdman. This is the worst book I have read by Erdman. I guess if you are fascinated by WWII history and like reading a history book versus a novel, then this book may be for you. Erdman usually mixes in the appropriate amount of historical detail in his books, but he mixed in too much in this book.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly lightwieght coming from Erdman,
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This review is from: Swiss Account (Mass Market Paperback)
Erdman is a man of many talents. But it seems like his fictional writing talents were diluted in order to make room for some pinches of historical data. It's not a ponderous read nor a fact-o-rama. In fact, he does do a good job keeping everything fairly easy and balanced for the reader. It's just that he usually does better.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The book that ruined the "swiss banks",
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This review is from: Swiss Account (Mass Market Paperback)
We've all seen hundreds of books and films about world war 2, but here's one that takes you inside. This historical fiction provides the readed with an unfamiliar look at the war. The origins of the CIA and KGB, along with German intelligence are all depicted in this well documented novel
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