Joe Wilderness Novels: Then We Take Berlin: A Joel Wilderness Novel (Paperback)

from maneekuhi

I have read Lawton's excellent 7 book series on Commander Frederick Troy (FT) of Scotland Yard, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. John Wilfrid Holderness, "Wilderness to his women" and Joe to others, is the hero of the new series, and "Then We Take Berlin" (W) is the first entry in what I hope will be...

from shazjhb

Excellent book. Loved the story. I think I missed something at the end!

from basilisksam

One of the things that drew me to read this book was the comparison to Alan Furst. Furst's earlier works were sensationally good but it seemed to me that the quality dwindled with each new book. In fact Night Soldiers, which I believe was his first, was the best and he's never improved on it. The...

from Rosareads

Warning: The first sixty percent of the book is mediocre backstory. Then the actual "spy story" starts and it's good fiction. Almost as good as Lawton's WWI series.

from johnwbeha

An excellent book mainly about the immediate post war period in Berlin. It is not a pert of Lawton's "inspector Troy" series, albeit that he makes an appearance. The plot is well constructed and the main characters well drawn and believable. It reinforced my decision to seek out more of Lawton's ...