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|summary=The first in a trilogy about a small international rescue force with a conscience operating in pre-war Nazi Germany. Dark, violent, stomach-punchingly breath-taking and nail-bitingly brilliant!John Righten popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To John Righten|chat to us]].
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Once Ryan leaves Churchill the historical facts are added in a more subtle way, providing fascinating insight into a Germany in which Hitler has swept himself to power and the atrocities in the name of 'racial cleansing' are being introduced with increasing intensity. Churchill's involvement is interesting as, in an era when the UK and US were dithering as to whether the Nazis should be fought or be expeditiously befriended, the future Prime Minister was a lone voice of almost prophetic warning.
Although there are other factual characters appearing (e.g. Himmler and the Fuhrer himself) the most compelling are the fictionalised. Sean Ryan is almost a 1930s Irish [[Personal by Lee Child|Jack Reacher]] and yet, as much as I love [[:Category:Lee ChildsChild|Lee ChildsChild's]] work (and I do love it!), John Righten adds rugged, scream-curdling realism and a pace that would render Jack Reacher an asthmatic wreck.
Speaking of scream-curdling brings us to the most wonderful baddie in the Earl Grey drinking Cerberus. His real name – Major Krak - may give rise to a smirk or two but we don't laugh for long. He enjoys torture and, to give him credit, he's certainly got an imagination for it.
Further Reading: If you'd like to read more about pre-war Europe, a great starting point is the classic Orwell [[Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell|Homage to Catalonia]]. If you prefer something more of peri-war Germany, this time from an ordinary person's perspective, we also heartily recommend [[Wolfram: The Boy Who Went To War by Giles Milton]].
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