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Summary: Best read in a long time
Review: I really enjoyed this book. The plot lines were deep and the whole thing keep me entranced for the run of the book. this is one of the best WW2 fiction books out in a while. Ranks up there with Jack Higgins' work.
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Summary: Not as good as first novel
Review: As a fan of Greg Iles' Spandau Phoenix I expected the best and I didn't get what I wanted. Let's start with the story. The story is good and you'll never know what comes next - this part is OK. This is what a pageturner needs. And this is what you need for a sleepless night. Iles is great at historical fiction and he knows how to create a good story that could be easily believed. this story could have happened.The characters? Won't live up to the story. If I make a comparison to Spandau Phoenix where characters had depth and they were real, this story's charcters can't be accepted that way. I didn't like the main characters. There was nothing about them that could touch me. They were one-dimensional. That's why the book loses one star. As the story itself can be believed in, the characters can't. It's sad because with better character planning this could have been even a better book than SP. I am sorry to say it isn't. Iles is a really good writer and this time he didn't manage to create that atmosphere like in SP. Anyway it is a good book and I advise everyone to read it.
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Summary: I was disappointed
Review: that there was no acknowledgment of William Styron and "Sophie's Choice" as so many plot lines were "borrowed" from that great book. The author notes at the end that WW II only took place fifty years ago. Well "Sophie's Choice" was written about twenty years ago and I remember it very well. At least the author improved with "The Quiet Game."
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Summary: Black Cross is AMAZING!
Review: Another home run for Greg Iles!! Historical fiction now has a new champion! Was Sarin and Soman real in WWII? YES! Could the D-Day Invasion of France been thwarted had Hitler listened to his advisors and laced the beaches with land-mines filled with Sarin & Soman? ABSOLUTELY. This is another incredible fictional story set around what COULD have and almost DID happen in the days before D-Day. The Germans really were ahead of the rest of the entire world in biological research, as well as many other areas. Thank heavens Hitler never got wind of just how effective Sarin actually was or Europe would be saluting to the Swastika today. I'm not kidding, this story scared me straight. This actually COULD have happened. Another incredible story set during WWII in a fictional Nazi Concentration Camp where scientists were producing the most vile substance known in history, and testing it ON Jews to see how good it worked. Winston Churchill is acutely aware of how the War will be forever lost if the German's actually become desperate enough to use Sarin. He sends a very small group behind enemy territory to sabotage the entire operation, and avert a disaster of horrific consequences. What goes on between the beginning pages and the amazing conclusion of this incredible story is awe-inspiring. The Nazi's really COULD have won the War. 'Black Cross' is NOT to be missed. THE best WWII historical fiction book I have ever read. The author writes a brief message at the end reminding us all that the terrifying events of this book happened not very long ago. It was a sobering thought. Since writing 'Black Cross' Mr Iles hasn't returned to Historical Fiction, and I for one look forward to the day when he returns back to that area he has come to not just dominate, but occupy with total supremacy.
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Summary: Read and forget the technicalities
Review: This is a good enough book to read for entertainment in spite of glaring faults in technicalilty. The story is good and probably will satisfy other World War II buffs like me but you really have to suspend your practical knowledge to keep it from being ruined. The heroes are a little too heroic in thier abilities as in many books but don't let this dissaude you from this book since really good thrillers are getting so few and far between.
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Summary: two words UN-- BELIEVABLE
Review: This is one of the best books i have ever read. It was amazing the way it was written you have to wonder how close that was to the truth. The action and drama was just perfectly crafted, and weaved together so well. The best WWII fiction book around. Pick this one up...
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Summary: first class thriller
Review: This is an excellent book that is impossible to put down. Iles does an outstanding job of grabbing the readers attention early, and continues the suspense throughout the book. A must read for any history or WWII buff. Iles is an outstanding author. After reading this book, I have read each of his novels, and they have all been outstanding.
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Summary: Best Author of the Genre!
Review: I am an avid fan of WWII espionage fiction and I can say without hesitation that Mr. Iles is unmatched as a storyteller of this period. This is an absolute must read! Please, Mr. Iles, come back to the genre!
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Summary: Fantastic!!!
Review: This is historical fiction at its best. Kudoes to Greg Iles. An exceptionally interesting and gripping story. Edge-of-your chair stuff.
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Summary: Suspense Thriller to the Extreme
Review: After burying his grandfather, Mark is told a frightening story of his grandfather's role in the days preceeding D-Day, one of the most important days in history. With laser accurate details of equipment, medical issues, and cultural ideas, Iles has woven a novel that will keep the pages turning with fast-paced action and suspense and the belief that the characters are real and the atrocites really did happen to these characters. A superb novel from a hometown author.
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