Review: "Given A License To Kill".........
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
This is another excellent espionage/thriller written by author, Damian Stevenson that I could not put down...I never read this genre but after "Operation Armada" I was hooked..Because this author is an experienced screenwriter he knows how to bring his story and characters to life..It feels like I have gone back in time watching an old black and white movie.."Operation Parsifal" marks the beginning of a regular guy, Ian Flemming becoming a true 17F Secret Agent..All the same characters are back that you are quite familiar with and all their own unique quirks...We have a new psychotic villian, Wolfgang Krupp...More non-stop exciting, suspenseful action/adventure..Just pure entertainment..Like I said in the first book, while Ian flemming is not "James Bond"  you will see towards the end how he was created and it all falls into place...That's if "Flemming" survives this mission...It's almost the end of WWII and Ian is now living with sometime love Anne O'Neil in the middle of war torn London..His own apartment was destroyed by a German rocket right when he was returning home one night..Ian last mission was 5 yrs ago and since then he's been at his desk pushing papers getting cabin fever..So, he is surprised when he gets a call from Admiral John Godfrey to come immediately out of the blue..Once he arrives at the secret meeting place and told of his new mission..As any human he is even a little hesitant and unsure of his capabilities..Especially, at this level of danger..There is an underground society, called "Parsifal" run by Ex Commander Wolfgang Krupp and his underlings who wants to assasinate Hitler..Thus he will rise to power, A Fourth Reich and the war will never end.(Could you just imagine the change in history).Ian Flemming's journey will start in London, submarine to Cairo then have a surprise ending in the jungles of Africa...We are just all over the world....This won't be a one man, easy strategic operation to carry out..Ian Flemming realizes he is loyal to his organization and country...Plus, he has just been given "A License To Kill"....I loved the ending of the story it actually gave me chills..(Should we ask Ian where he got that beautiful diamond from)