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Summary: Historical fiction that's factually fascinating!
Review: The meticulous historical research that has gone into this thiller is deserving of 5 stars, but the storytelling tends to eventually drag on to its climax... You might find yourself missing chunks of prose in an effort to "get to the good part!" Nonetheless, it is a commendable work well worth a read!
Rating:
Summary: Historical fiction that's factually fascinating!
Review: The meticulous historical research that has gone into this thiller is deserving of 5 stars, but the storytelling tends to eventually drag on to its climax... You might find yourself missing chunks of prose in an effort to "get to the good part!" Nonetheless, it is a commendable work well worth a read!
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Summary: International political intrigue meets the Hardy Boys
Review: The story builds nicely and Hydes historical research serves him well. He paints a vivid picture of the people and places of the time and develops very plausible characters. However, as the story progresses and the pace of events picks up, the novel fails to match; continuing its elaborate description of everything and everybody it encounters. This is mildly frustrating and I almost skipped several paragraphs, but didn't because I was sure the plot would thicken still and I would be swept along in a novel rich in political intrigue.Not true; from here on the plot deteriorates into a type of Hardy Boys mystery. The characters, which were skilfully moulded from the events of the time, give unlikely performances as the novel contrives to provide a dramatic climax. I think that the effort spent on the excessive descriptions would have been better spent in enriching the plot. People interested in historical political intrigue would definitely enjoy books by James Ellroy, particularly "American Tabloid". For a consise and riveting account of America's "Lend Lease" programme read "Stalin's Silver: The Sinking of the Uss John Barry".
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Summary: top drawer thriller
Review: This book takes you back in time to 1939. The plot is straight forward enough - assassinate the King and Queen of England on AMerican soil and prevent any chance of an American entry into the next war on the side of the British. There is an extraordinary amount of historical detail built into the story. The lines between fiction and history are sufficiently blurred to cause one to think about the implications of what you are reading. For example, one of the most thought provoking moments is the inclusion of a Texas Congressman by the name of Lyndon Johnson. It is unclear as to the extent of his complicity in the plot, but it seems certain Mr. Hyde tripped over something in his research for the project. A very good read!
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Summary: Journalist and Scotland Yard Dec. VS. Nazis and IRA
Review: This book what else can I say, is a really good book, one of my favs. Original, thought provoking, conspiratorial assassination adventure through 1938. I will read this book again, and again. Best of Christopher Hyde's body of work. Highly recommend that you order a copy today.
The historical facts blended with fictional finesse blended the facts and fiction along near invisible lines, left me seeing conspiracies everywhere. I think he must have taken some initiative from Oliver Stone's JFK.
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Summary: Outstanding Book!
Review: This was a book that was hard to put down. In 1939 a group of
powerful men are determined to keep America out of a war with
Hitler and Germany.This group enlists the services of a professional killer to assassinate the King and Queen of England
while they are on a tour of America. This would forvever poison
relations between America and England.Thomas Barry,a Scotland
Yard detective and Jane Todd a photographer are aware of this
conspiracy and are trying to stop it by catching the assassin. The assassin,John Bone is very good at what he does.You have some
historically significant people come up in this story.Allen Dulles,Joseph Kennedy,Lyndon Johnson,and Frank Sinatra are mentioned in this story. This is a good book that you will enjoy. Buy it and read it.
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