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Spandau Phoenix
  

Spandau Phoenix (Paperback)

by Greg Iles (Author, Other Contributor) "The North Sea lay serene, unusual for spring, but night would soon fall on a smoking, broken continent reeling from the shock of war ..." (more)
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A neo-Nazi/South African cartel plots to destroy Israel. BOMC selection in cloth.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Rudolph Hess--Spandau prisoner number 7--dies in 1987. When a secret "Hess diary" is found at Spandau by a West German policeman, the various police and intelligence agencies stationed in Berlin become even more interested in Hess's 1941 flight to England. Did Hess have highly placed contacts there? Was he alone? Was his well-trained double captured instead? The chain reaction from the diary's discovery explodes around West Germany, England, and South Africa, uncovering secret alliances and double agents. This first novel, which attempts to fill in history's blanks and to tie the past with the present, has action, characters, and violence to spare. But the body count is high, even for this genre, and the novel loses its impact long before the end of the drawn-out plot. An optional purchase for large popular fiction collections.
- V. Louise Saylor, Eastern Washington Univ. Lib., Cheney
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Complex but Satisfying, Déc 15 2003
Par Jay A. Goodwyn "5k runner" (Buffalo, NY United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Spandeau Phoenix (Paperback)
This is my 4th Iles book and I loved it. I agree, however, this book is not for everyone. It has a complex plot and there are MANY characters in this book. Some of the threads in the plot go nowhere and some seemingly key characters are killed off early in the book. There are also no clear heros (perhaps several) but some good bad bad guys (we all love to hate Nazi's).

In my opinion, though, The Spandau Phoenix is a great book. It is exciting and fast paced. The reader has to pay careful attention to the detail but the payoff is a book of epic proportions. I highly recommend it for those not looking for the quick and easy read.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 An Action-Packed Thriller With Too Many Pages!, Sep 22 2003
Par Jana L. Perskie "ceruleana" (New York, NY USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Spandeau Phoenix (Paperback)
Greg Iles really packed the action into "Spandau Phoenix." I would have rated the book higher, but it is way too long and goes off on many unnecessary tangents. A tighter narrative would have made a more suspenseful, and enjoyable read. However, if you have the patience to hang-in through almost 700 pages, you may find this suspense thriller very worth while.

Berlin's Spandau Prison, where WWII Nazi war criminals were kept, was the last residence of Rudolph Hess, Prisoner #7, and Hitler's one time second in command. Hess left Nazi Germany in 1941 and flew a plane to Great Britain. His reasons, or mission, for going to the UK were never revealed. Hitler publicly called Hess insane for making the flight and parachuting into enemy territory. When Hess supposedly committed suicide in his prison cell in 1987, he was Spandau's last occupant. The prison was then scheduled to be destroyed. As crowds gathered to watch the demolition of this famous building, Berlin police were assigned to maintain crown control. KGB agents diligently photographed the crowd for later identification by the East German Stasi. Among the observers was an Israeli agent. A German police captain, in charge of the contingent guarding the rubble, unexpectedly finds mysterious papers hidden in what was Hess' cell. The papers were all written in Latin, a language he does not understand, except for the first paragraph, which is in German. The paragraph interested the police officer enough for him to bring the papers home to his wife to translate.

Thus begins a desperate and brutal quest by the Soviets, British, Americans, and an Israeli agent for the Spandau Diaries - a search which leaves many dead bodies in its wake. Was Rudolph Hess really Prisoner #7, or did he have a double? Did Hess have a political agenda when he parachuted into Great Britain or was he really insane? Were members of the British nobility involved in a subversive plot with Hess and Hitler?

This novel involves Germans, Russians, Israelis, British, Americans, South Africans, and Libyans. Iles' extraordinary tale takes the reader on a terrifying adventure into the past, which leads to the chilling realities of the present, that could very well result in worldwide nuclear war. His action scenes are so well written that they are almost visual, and certainly bring this drama to life. The main characters are complex and well defined, individually and in their relationships to each other. The ending will have you on the edge of your seat.

In spite of the book's unnecessary length, and a confusing narrative at the beginning, I do recommend "Spandau Phoenix" to fans of mystery-thrillers and espionage novels. Bottom line - great plot and characters overcome any flaws.
JANA

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5.0étoiles sur 5 outstanding thriller, especially since Greg Iles' first, Juil 9 2003
This review is from: Spandeau Phoenix (Paperback)
This outstanding book set Greg Iles on his way to becoming one of the best thriller writers around. Using the fascinating true story of the Hess mission to England during World War II, the book hooks the reader with the death of the individual supposed to have been Hess in Spandau Prison in Berlin decades later. The question of that prisoner's true identity and the revelations contained in a narrative linked to him set the superpowers on edge in Berlin and launch a tale oozing with suspense. That tale culminates in an extravagant neo-Nazi plot involving an eccentric and mega-rich identity, and it draws in a slew of equally interesting characters from a German policeman to an Israeli secret agent. Some reviews note disappointment in the conclusion - I would have to agree, it is not on the same level as the rest of the book, somewhat anti-climactic. The historical backdrop is handled nicely, and the pure fictional suspense is hard to match.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Fantastic...right on up until the end.
This is one great historical thriller. It's got almost everything you could ask for. It brilliantly mixes WWII, the Cold War, and the plight of Israel into a fascinating... Read more
Publié le Jui 13 2003

4.0étoiles sur 5 NO BALLET HERE!!!
I read "Black Cross" first, and was extremely impressed with Iles skill in blending fact and fiction. It was interesting, too, to have Jonas Stern back. Read more
Publié le Mai 16 2003 par Michael Butts

5.0étoiles sur 5 THE MAN AT SPANDAU
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A superb blend of historical fact and intriguing speculation resulting in a fascinating and thrilling novel, the type that you just can't put down. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Kelly Langer's review
A most EXCELLENT read. People should read this material, just for the historical refresher course. The characters and the continuing suspense are total page turners. Mr. Read more
Publié le Janv. 24 2003 par Andrew N. Wing

5.0étoiles sur 5 An Exciting Read!
Rudolph Hess,who has been kept prisoner by the Russians for years commits suicide. This triggers a mad scramble for a secret document that Hess has written. Read more
Publié le Nov. 1 2002 par Melvin Hunt

4.0étoiles sur 5 Gripping Page Turner!
Another great read from Greg Iles that only occasionally gets bogged down with overkill (literally and figruatively!). Great genre opus for fans of WWII intrigue. Read more
Publié le Oct. 18 2002 par Nelson Aspen

5.0étoiles sur 5 WOW - COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN.....
MY first Greg Iles book and certainly not my last. I loved this....A little history, a lot of action, non stop, fast paced, great story, believeable....
Publié le Oct. 18 2002 par Jeffrey Roberts

5.0étoiles sur 5 GREG ILES IS THE MAN
im 15 years old and this is my second iles book. i read black cross first and was just blown away by it. it was action packed and the characters are so very real. Read more
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