Assignment in Brittany
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780151096206 (0151096201)
Publish date: March 1st 1989
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Pages no: 373
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
History,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
War,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
France,
World War II,
Suspense
Are doomed to repeat it. I grew up reading the spy novels of Helen MacInnes, so reading them is a definite comfort read for me, even with their outdated gender stereotypes and often frustratingly regressive relationships. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one who remembers the Cold War, given our...
A very down to earth but yet a very taut thriller. No flashy action scenes, just good ol' shrewdness behind enemy occupied territory. And I liked the end as well.In my opinion, Helen MacInnes deserves to be among the suspense and thriller greats like Christie, MacLean and Innes.