Thorndike Press Large Print Thriller: Ratlines (Hardcover)

from jphamilton

Once again, I went to an area of writing - mysteries and crime writing - that I avoid. Once again, I was left finishing a book and wondering why I read to the end. I jumped in because of heaps of praise from professional reviewers, bloggers, and friends. Oh, and the fact that it had Nazis, love t...

from mikedraper

In 1963 John F. Kennedy is planning a trip to Ireland to the home of his ancestors. Ireland is thrilled but just before his trip, three men are murdered. The last man was a German and on his corpse was a note to Otto Skorenzy, "We are coming for you." Lt. Albert Ryan of the Directorate Intelligen...

from SamSattler

Call me naive, and I will have to plead guilty on this one. I recently learned something about post-WWII history as regards Ireland that I still have not come to grips with. Ireland, a country I have long admired, opened its borders to dozens (hundreds?) of Hitler's Nazis and SS officers after th...

from literaryrunner

Ireland 1963: JFK is coming to visit and a rash of murders whose victims are WWII Nazis is causing the intelligence department concern. Is it the Mossad? Patriotism, betrayal, honor and evil are themes explored within the search for the assasins-fast moving, historically interesting and authentic.

from Barb_H

I won a copy from a Goodreads First Reads giveaway. The book was good, interesting and compelling. The reason I do not give it more stars is because it was a little slow to get started and also the graphic violence and torture that I do not enjoy reading about.