Black Out
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781611859928 (1611859921)
Publish date: March 30th 2012
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 300
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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