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Demon's Bluff - A World War II Espionage Thriller (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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DEMON'S BLUFF presents the reader a magnetic hero, two brilliant & cunning heroines, despicable villains, romance & intrigue: all against the rich, historical backdrop of World War II.

Rollie Donahue, an agent with the U.S. War Department, is thrust into a furious chase surrounding the world's deadliest secret: the atomic bomb. On the mean streets of Chicago and in the barrios of Panama, Rollie clashes with a ruthless adversary while negotiating a shadowy assemblage of spies, double agents, and alluring women. In a frantic race against time, Rollie scrambles to prevent the secret from falling into enemy hands while trying desperately to discern friend from foe. The world, and his life, hangs in the balance.

A sexy action thriller packed with espionage, intrigue, passion, and romance, DEMON'S BLUFF rides a cracking plot all the way to an explosive climax.

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17 gennaio 2014
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BIP67Q2
Editore ‏ : ‎ Autobahn Books (17 gennaio 2014)
Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 3024 KB
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Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 411 pagine

Posizione nella classifica Bestseller di Amazon: n. 912,069 in Kindle Store (Visualizza i Top 100 nella categoria Kindle Store)
- n. 7,311 in Thriller di spionaggio (Libri)
- n. 13,283 in Azione e avventura (in inglese)
- n. 36,903 in Gialli e thriller (in inglese)

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Kristi O'Connell

Sex, guns & rolling rocks

Recensito in Canada il 13 novembre 2018

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Vicious villains, strong female leads & a flawed hero stalk through this aggressive spy novel. Well paced with enough plot twists to keep pages turning. Best quality of this book in my opinion is that the attention given to scene detail & character insights during smaller connecting plots is equal in quality & weight to the epic battle scenes.

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Lee Harvey

It’s well worth reading..

Recensito in Australia il 7 febbraio 2024

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I love to read. Every day and night. This one held my interest from page one, so much so, my coffee often went cold as I was so absorbed in the story. It’s well written and draws you in. I also hate this sort of writing, as I don’t like the book to end. I will certainly read more from this author.

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scott golden

A Scorching Read

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 22 febbraio 2013

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I'm a sucker for World War 2 literature, both fiction and non-fiction, and Demon's Bluff hit me squarely between the eyes. As Driskell usually does, he draws me in with his characters and holds me with a tight, complex plot.

His main character, Rollie, was interesting and upright, but with enough humanity to make him seem quite real. I enjoyed his struggles and his want of female companionship. His back story was intriguing too.

For me, Driskell's antagonists are usually his most interesting characters. Here, Bernd is one of his best ever. Refined and handsome (and Prussian...an interesting touch) the guy is a true sicko with a wicked sense of humor. He made me laugh aloud several times.

Vivien was quite memorable too. But Maria, the conflicted female nearly stole the show. She was a tad over the top at times but added spice to the story. I really liked both women.

Driskell added in the requisite amount of sex and violence I've come to expect from his books, and enough tertiary characters to make this big read go very quickly.

My only criticisms would be the lack of much World War 2 side-story. He sprinkled in mentions here and there (his research and time period details were very good) and with the setting of Panama I guess there wasn't much more he could tell us. I also felt the plot was a bit complex in points. I had to reread a few pages but who knows, I might just not be smart enough to keep up. I'd call these criticisms minor as this is a tantalizing read.

The book itself was slightly similar to The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum. Driskell's writing is easier and more "conversational" than Ludlum's. In fact, I'm not quite sure what other authors I would compare Driskell with. At times he reminds me of Stuart Woods, back when Woods was younger and his stuff was more complex and less breezy. I definitely feel some Vince
Flynn, and quite a bit of Olen Steinhauer. Driskell is certainly his own writer. His books come off fast, fun, and always a bit naughty.

All in all despite its length, this is a fantastic read. I tore through it in a day.

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Foxy

great book

Recensito in Canada il 18 luglio 2014

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It was wonderful to read a book that you can't put down
A must read for all. My wife has already started.
John

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Johnathon K

A Unique Setting for a WWII Thriller

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 22 febbraio 2014

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I doubt if I've read another WWII thriller taking place in Panama, so this was a fun read from that aspect. The plot-line, involving spies, counterspies, and atomic secrets was interesting and rather engrossing. Initially, I was rather caught up in the story. That flagged for reasons I will describe, but it picked up again in the end.

The author presents us with a wide variety of characters, some quite different in thought and actions to the others. My one complaint is that the baddies are rather one-dimensional and even cartoonish. There is no depth to them despite the author's attempt to flesh them out. The protagonist, Rollie, is rather complex with both good and bad sides, even if his reactions to his scarring was rather overwrought, in my opinion, with one scene in Panama way over-the-top. I still liked him and was invested in his story.

Bringing in the Chaco War was something very unique. The author took some literary license with it (there were no real numbers of US mercenaries, and with the US oil company, Standard Oil, backing the losing side and the Royal Dutch Shell backing the winning side, things would not have unfolded as they did in the story), it was still appreciated that the author wove in such a forgotten piece of history (not forgotten in Paraguay and Bolivia, though.)

The action scenes were well written, and given the genre where derring do is expected, while not exactly realistic in total, each scene could have transpired as they did. There was a nicely written scene at the end where literary tension was high.

My biggest issue with the book was the sex. I thought it was unrealistic, there was way too much of it, and worst of all, it was boring. The middle of the book was more of a poorly written erotica novel than a thriller. In almost every case, the sex was misogynistic, with uncaring men forcing themselves on prostitutes and eager young women, caring only about their prowess. And all the men were quite skilled, able to bring the prostitutes to ecstasy. The first time this occurred, I laughed, thinking that the man had been sucked in by a prostitute's acting, but after so many times, I think the author intending that to be true, not just a figment in each man's mind. Each man was a stud who was rough and ready with the pliant and grateful woman, and when finished, rolled over an lit a cigarette, ignoring her. There was just way too much gratuitous sex, and that interfered with the plot.

A minor point was the smoking and drinking. During the 1940's, about 40% of the population smoked, but in this book, just about every character pointedly smoked, the smoking being a large part of the descriptions. Along with the sex and drinking, it was as if each character was a poor caricature of a film noir character.

Normally, those points would have resulted in a lower rating, but towards the end, the book righted itself and got back to the style in the beginning, leaving the chest-pounding of the middle to get back to the spy thriller. I read the last 20% in one sitting late at night, anxious to see how the author pulled everything together. While much of it was expected, there were a few surprises, and even the expected parts were a fun ride.

I do have to question the title, though. At the end of the book, I discovered the relevance, but that relevance was a very minor point, and I think a better, more descriptive title might better reach the intended target audience for the book.

Overall, this was a fun read, and I would like to try more of the author's books.

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