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Summary: An emotional rollercoaster that never stops
Review: Black Cross by Greg Iles is a fast paced thriller that leaves you unwilling to put it down once you start. The emotional impact of this book is extraordinary. While weeping for the victems portrayed in this book, you never stop cheering for the selfless heroes. I highly reccommend this book to any thriller fan.
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Summary: I left pucker marks on my chair.
Review: This book was awesome! I could not put it down, I kept telling myself, "just one more page" I thought that Greg Iles did an outstanding job. This was my first Greg Iles book, but it won't be my last.
Please read this book! You'll love it.
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Summary: One of my favorite books
Review: I bought this book because of its high recommendations. It was one of my best purchases ever! When I started reading this book, I could not put it down. The climax had me on the edge of my seat (I know my fellow passenger on the plane thought I was nuts). I could not read another book for a month after this one; I knew nothing would compare. I have recommended this book to everyone who reads and all of them loved it. There are some sensitive material in the book, not for the weak at heart. However, very important to get a grasp on the cruelty of this war. Greg Iles is an awesome writer who knows how to get your attention and keep you coming back for more.
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Summary: Utterly disgusting
Review: This is the book I've feared for a long time: The bestseller that would turn the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps into entertainment. I'll not try to detail the contents. If you would like to know about the inhuman violence and horrendous "experiments" performed in those camps, read the survivors accounts instead. Believe me: The truth was much worse than anything mr. Iles is capable of imagining. But the reading will give you only shock and nausea - none of the titilliation mr. Iles aims for. Lastly - mr. Iles dedicating this novel to the SOE operatives that performed the Rjukan raid (also known as the Heavy Water raid) is the ultimate insult. Read the particulars of that historical mission, and you will find that those commandos took immense risks to spare the lives of civillians (even Nazis) where at all possible. You will find that the aim of using a commando attack rather than massive bombing was to spare the lives of innocent bystanders. While mr. Iles murderous crew murders hundreds of innocents just to "send a message to Hitler". Some things should never be warped into entertainment. The truth of the Nazi deathcamps is certainly one of them.
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Summary: More compelling
Review: I found Black Cross more compelling than Spandau Phoenix. I couldn't put the book down. Don't take this on vacation or you'll spend your time inside. Pick a rainy weekend and you will be glad you did. It predicts the horrors that could return to haunt us today.
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Summary: It's so good it hurts
Review: Probably the grimmest, most relentless WWII novel ever. Iles's masterpiece, a book that grabs your brain, your guts, your soul.
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Summary: Criss-Crossed
Review: ....I read 'The Quiet Game' and loved it, so I read 'The Black Cross'. Again, it was a great story that had larger than life characters, action, suspense, reality and everything that makes for a wonderful story...
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Summary: mesmerising!!!
Review: I could not put this down! Incredible story, well-developed characters...started out a bit slowly, but then the momentum picked up qnd you were on the roller-coaster waiting to see who would escape alive...
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Summary: It's an Action Movie
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read. As a believable historic fiction it scores four stars. As an adventure/thriller/suspense book it scores a resounding 5 stars. Iles deftly combines several fiction genres into one exciting book. If you like any of the genres I mentioned above, read this book.
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Summary: Solid WW2 thriller will keep you busy
Review: Good WW2 thriller with all the elements of fiction, facts, action, storytelling, love, heroic deeds, treason and manipulation you can possibly ask for in one book. Perfect companion on the trip or on your vacation.
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