Review: More than 5 stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2013
Imagine an American prisoner of war held by the SS who escapes, a sadistic SS officer, Russian spies, the Mossad, a German u-boat rusting at the bottom of the Baltic filled with treasure, and an assortment of the good and the bad; you have the setting for this Cold War thriller.To say this is an expertly crafted novel is an understatement.  This reader felt that he was actually participating in the events.  It is a story of good and evil realistically told.  The plot development kept me turning pages; I wanted to know what would happen next.  The author's descriptive narrative is vivid and graphic.  The novel is filled with characters -- good and bad -- that are real, types we know from history and our own experience.  The characters come alive in the telling of the story.  I got to know and understand them.  In fact, I wanted to jump into the story and 'eliminate' the bad guys.  This novel is an exciting read, a first-rate thriller set in an important period of our history.  As in all books, the reader should not be overly deterred by errors.  I find those in many of the big name authors' novels.  Reviewed by the author of The Children's Story, A Novel Not for Children (about good and evil).