Raven

Rating:
Summary: Masterful plotting
Review: This book grabbed me from the very beginning and every spare moment was spent reading it until I finished. Murray's plotting is fantastic, the work of a real pro, and yet it fits extraordinarily well into the known facts about how Hitler actually conducted his end of World War II (and I'm a WWII history buff). Once you accept Murray's fictional stance that Hitler was assassinated in a daring British commando attack on his personal train and then replaced by a middle-aged second-tier British actor with an amazing facility for imitating him, you're in for a wonderful ride. I was constantly kept wondering how in the world this very frightened amateur spy was going to keep up the pretense of being the leader of Germany without getting caught and at the same time keep throwing spanners into the works of Nazi war strategy. It's a great read for straight spy/adventure enthusiasts as well as very subtle alternative history. I recommend it highly.