Black Out
In the tradition of John le Carré, Eric Ambler, and more recently, Joseph Kanon, Black Out is a stunning wartime thriller. As the Luftwaffe makes its last, desperate assaults on the battered city, Londoners take to the underground shelters amidst the black out. Detective-Sergeant Troy starts with...
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In the tradition of John le Carré, Eric Ambler, and more recently, Joseph Kanon, Black Out is a stunning wartime thriller. As the Luftwaffe makes its last, desperate assaults on the battered city, Londoners take to the underground shelters amidst the black out. Detective-Sergeant Troy starts with the clue of a neatly dismembered corpse leading him into a world of stateless refugees, military intelligence, and corruption all the way to the top of Allied High Command.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142002766 (0142002763)
Publish date: December 31st 2002
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
War,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
World War II,
Suspense
Series: Inspector Troy (#1)
A little bit murder mystery, a little bit spy novel. Both are genres I really enjoy, so I enjoyed the combination in this book. Lawton seemed to take a little from the noir style of Chandler, but kept it British (in my American opinion). I couldn't help but wonder if naming the MI-5 character Pym...
I enjoyed this book, although I thought it got ridiculous when the main character suddenly changed from a reasoned, intelligent person to a ridiculous man being entirely led by his prick - might happen in real life but didn't ring true here! Good evocation of a London during wartime, although I felt...
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