by Daniel Silva
Another outstanding early work from Silva. This is probably one of the best 2 or 3 books I've read this year. Silva masterly weaves fiction into the history of the events leading up to D-Day. I was riveted to the pages right to the end. I recommend this book to anyone.
bookshelves: published-1995, fraudio, tbr-busting-2012, wwii, spring-2012, mystery-thriller, war, spies, historical-fiction, debut Read on April 30, 2012 The standalone novel that was more interesting for the Churchill aspect. Good enough for a Monday.SeriesMichael Osbourne1. The Mark of the Ass...
The standalone novel that was more interesting for the Churchill aspect. Good enough for a Monday.SeriesMichael Osbourne1. The Mark of the Assassin (1998)2. The Marching Season (1999)Gabriel Allon1. The Kill Artist (2000)2. The English Assassin (2002)3. The Confessor (2003)4. A Death in Vienna (2004...
Alfred Vicary was pulled in to serve the MI-5 at the beginning of WWII. Whilst most German spies have been routed out, there is a division which has buried their intelligence officers deep in Britain. It's been allocated to Vicary and his team to stop these spies sending out crucial information ab...
Overall this book was good. It is pretty similar to "Eye of the Needle" by Ken Follett. But Needle is better. But if you are interested in world war-II as well as espionage fiction, this novel is worth a try.
A great WWII era spy thriller. Every time it seems like you now what is going on another layer is revealed.