Pre-Owned SS-GB (Paperback) by Len Deighton

from passion4reading

After losing the Battle of Britain, Britain is now an occupied country, with the Germans assuming superior roles in all offices of influence, including the police. Detective Inspector Douglas Archer of Scotland Yard is not happy with the state of affairs but he keeps his head down, only wanting t...

from john257hopper

This is a re-read, occasioned by watching the BBC adaptation of it that finished last weekend. When I read the novel in 2008, I felt somewhat ambiguous about it; seeing the adaptation and having its imagery fresh in my mind certainly enhanced my appreciation of the characters in particular. Howev...

from Speesh

I think reading a classic Len Deighton must be like watching one of the old master painters in action. There's the preparation, the background, the deft brushstrokes, building up layer on layer of colours and nuance in perfect harmony. And then you finally take a step back, reveals a masterpiece....

from libraryhermit

My first books that I read by Len Deighton were Game Set and Match. I liked them much better than this one. I guess this just indicates that I like books that are purportedly about the real history rather than ones about the what-if type of hypothetical history. But all that does not matter becau...

from bnielsen

Alternativ historieskrivning. Vi skriver 1941. England tabte krigen. Tyskland har besat England og vi følger kriminalkommisær Douglas Archer og hans gamle ven og medarbejder Harry Woods i opklaringen af et mord. Et net af intriger strammes og strammes omkring Kong Georg, der er en hjælpeløs og st...