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De: Len Deighton

Narrado por: James Lailey

"Deighton's best book . . . an absorbingly exciting spy story that is also a fascinating exercise in might-have-been speculation."—The New York Times Book Review

It is 1941 and Germany has won the war. Britain is occupied, Churchill executed, and the King imprisoned in the Tower of London. At Scotland Yard, Detective Inspector Archer tries to do his job and keep his head down. But when a body is found in a Mayfair flat, what at first appears to be a routine murder investigation sends him into a world of espionage, deceit, and betrayal.

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Hard to concentrate.

There were several points during the book where I had difficulty keeping track of the plot through the many, MANY, characters this novel introduces and the frequent and long instances of banter but James gave a wonderful performance calling upon his voice acting skills giving each and every one of them their own distinct voice and accents. Definitely recommend this man for future VA or narration works.

Alt History

Much like PK Dick's Man In the High Castle but set in the UK. Very realistic.

A German occupied Britain in WWII

Very convoluted and not easy to follow. But very interesting to see how Britain might have been occupied and how the Nazi admin might have worked.

Slow starter but strong finisher

Almost put this one down, but glad I did not. Super good suspense and twists and turns.

The Best World War II Espionage Novel Ever!

This is without a doubt the best World War II espionage novel I have ever encountered.

Len Deighton is to be profoundly thanked; this fine story represents a lifetime of acquired writing skills on his part.

The author creates a chilling portrait of what a Nazi-occupied Britain would have been like, in 1941: the dark competition and mistrust between the German Army and the S.S., and the extreme danger of working in the British resistance, are masterfully described, and experienced, by the reader.

Worth reading, and immediately re-reading!

Great storytelling

I don’t normally like alternate histories. I liked this one. Len Deighton has always been one of my most favorite “vintage” English authors. My only issue with the story was one, the very end when too many character’s part in the story was left unexplained. As in, what happened to so in so and two, the reader’s American accent wasn’t very American. That surprised me because usually, most English actors have no problem mimicking an American voice. Small stuff. The book was really very well done.

Great example of the genre

Good reader. Great story. Noir counterfactual history. I want a movie with Donat or Bogart.

Good alternative history!

I liked that this book seemed very plausible. There are some parts I don't understand, like Germany's position on the Soviet Union. I feel that would be very different if England had been forced out of the war when this book takes place. The relationship of the Germans to the British seems plausible though. I enjoyed this book.