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"Every bit as exciting as its noted predecessor and even eerie."--Cosmopolitan.
"A carefully thought out, meticulously researched, documented... highly suspenseful work of fiction."--Chicago Tribune.
"Much more complex than the Jackal... intriguingly fact packed with relentless exporting, a protagonist propelled by an unstoppable force as suicidal as that of a lemming, and a time-factored chase ticking off to an explosive climax."--The Cleveland Press.
"A highly superior combination of real-life facts and suspense fiction."--Publisher's Weekly
"A carefully thought out, meticulously researched, documented... highly suspenseful work of fiction."--Chicago Tribune.
"Much more complex than the Jackal... intriguingly fact packed with relentless exporting, a protagonist propelled by an unstoppable force as suicidal as that of a lemming, and a time-factored chase ticking off to an explosive climax."--The Cleveland Press.
"A highly superior combination of real-life facts and suspense fiction."--Publisher's Weekly
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The suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into revelation after revelation: of a Mafia-like organization called Odessa ...of a real-life fugitive known as the "Butcher of Riga"..of a young German journalist tumed obsessed avenger.......and, ultimately, of brilliant, ruthless plot to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass murderers and to carry out Hitler's chilling "Final Solution."
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COOL!,
By Deborah Philip. (Colombo. Sri Lanka) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Odessa File (Mass Market Paperback)
I GENERALY DON'T READ UNKNOWN AUTHORS UNLESS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. TO ME FREDRICK FORSYTHE WAS UNHEARD OF.I WAS BORED ONE DAY AND GOING THROUGH MY FATHERS READERS DIGEST CONDENSED BOOKS COLLECTION. WHEN THE NAME "ODESSA" SOMEHOW STUCK IN MY MIND."WOW" IS ALL I CAN SAY. I'M HOOKED..IT WAS SUPERB, FANTASTIC WORDS FAIL ME.I COUD'NT STOP THINKING ABOUT THE BOOK. WHAT HAPPENED TO EDOUARD? DID'NT THEY EVER CATCH HIM.AND PETER MILLER IS HE STILL ALIVE? THESE ARE THE 1ST QUESTIONS I'D ASK FORSYTH IF I EVER MET HIM.
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Peter Miller has a big scoop,
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This review is from: The Odessa File (Paperback)
We are told that the best stories com from people that write about what they know. So if this story seems insightful it may be because Frederic Forsyth worked for Reuters reporting from London and he wrote the story in hotels from Germany to Austria. He mixes the real, not so real and the plausible to make you think "what if."I do not want to say much as the fun is being surprised during the reading. However compared to the movie the book is much more in-depth with more characters and details. Manny times you think Forsyth is going off on some tangent and not focusing on the main story; then with out warning the information makes sense later on. One example to look for is the quick encounter with military maneuvers where he describes the tank sergeant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is the night of the John F. Kennedy assassination. Peter Miller, freelance reporter in the process of chasing ambulances is disappointed by the apparent suicide of a person of no consequence. Turns out the dead man is holocaust survivor Salomon Tauber; he left behind a diary of his experiences. Miller reads this diary and seems particularly interested in some details. This inspires him to do a story on what happed to ex-Nazis. His quest puts him at odds with many people including an organization (O.D.E.S.S.A.) that was designed to help the SS escape justice. He also encounters independent agents out for their own agenda. Then there is the MOSSAD. Everyone accuses Miller of having his own secret agenda and not just out for a story. Can they be right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be sure to also watch the movie with famous actors that actually fit the characters from the book. Naturally a lot of information had to cut out and some sequence changes to fit the media. We still get the full speech from Eduard Roschmann (Maximilian Schell)
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A Nostalgic Read in this Age of True Terror,
By Kent Braithwaite (Palm Desert, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Odessa File (Mass Market Paperback)
As a mystery writer with my debut novel in its initial release, I fished out my ancient copy of Frederick Forsyth's THE ODESSA FILE because I wanted to read about a time when evil was simpler and villians were much easier to comprehend. THE ODESSA FILE is one of the most clever books I read as a young person, and it holds up well. The bad guys are Nazi sympathizers, and the hero seems to be a crusader for world justice. Forsyth spins quite a tale here. His characters seem real. He captures the essence of his setting perfectly. I still love his final plot twist. As I crime fiction author, I especially admire the hidden plot that exists just beneath the surface story that reader thinks she is absorbed within. THE ODESSA FILE is a terrific book, even today.
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