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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This book made me gasp at the twist, which is all you can ask for in a thriller!
Patton is making a pastry when she feels a bullet pass by her head. She figures she knows who is shooting at her, and why, but the person who enters her home isn't who she's expects. Nemo tells her that he just tranquilized one of the people hunting her - and he wants to know what she knows about her neighbor Jasper. Nemo was hired to kill Jasper, but when two other men ransack Jasper's home after he has left, he gets curious. He follows the other men to Patton's house and saves her, but now both of them are in a race with a mysterious woman to find a Nazi communique, use an old Enigma machine to decipher it, and find the treasure it leads to.
There have been a lot of thrillers written about WWII, but this one doesn't feel like it is going over old territory. Perhaps it is because the group going after the treasure consists of a hit man, a former intelligence agent who is a lesbian and her one-time lover, and a civilian who doesn't give up investigating when she receives an unexpected package related to their quest. And of course, the people Patton expected to kill her show up at exactly the wrong (or right?) time as well.
The story is very satisfying and keeps you turning the pages. I did literally gasp at one point (you'll know when you read it). It is a really enjoyable thriller and a history lesson as well.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy.
Patton is making a pastry when she feels a bullet pass by her head. She figures she knows who is shooting at her, and why, but the person who enters her home isn't who she's expects. Nemo tells her that he just tranquilized one of the people hunting her - and he wants to know what she knows about her neighbor Jasper. Nemo was hired to kill Jasper, but when two other men ransack Jasper's home after he has left, he gets curious. He follows the other men to Patton's house and saves her, but now both of them are in a race with a mysterious woman to find a Nazi communique, use an old Enigma machine to decipher it, and find the treasure it leads to.
There have been a lot of thrillers written about WWII, but this one doesn't feel like it is going over old territory. Perhaps it is because the group going after the treasure consists of a hit man, a former intelligence agent who is a lesbian and her one-time lover, and a civilian who doesn't give up investigating when she receives an unexpected package related to their quest. And of course, the people Patton expected to kill her show up at exactly the wrong (or right?) time as well.
The story is very satisfying and keeps you turning the pages. I did literally gasp at one point (you'll know when you read it). It is a really enjoyable thriller and a history lesson as well.
Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, War
Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes