Prince of Spies
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4.0 • 365 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Find the truth; risk everything. A gripping WWII spy novel full of intrigue and peril from a modern master.
1942: A German spy comes ashore on a desolate stretch of Lincolnshire beach. But he is hunted down by a young detective, Richard Prince. The secret services have need of a man like him...
In occupied Europe, Denmark is a hotbed of problems for British intelligence. Rumours of a war-ending weapon being developed by the Germans are rife.
Sent to Copenhagen, Prince is soon caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Dodging Gestapo agents, SS muscle and the danger of betrayal, his survival – and the war effort – hangs in the balance.
Gripping and intense, Prince of Spies is the first in a new espionage series that will delight fans of Alan Furst, Philip Kerr and John le Carré.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Alex Gerlis pieces together a masterful story of WWII-era espionage in Prince of Spies—the first in an excellent thriller series featuring police detective-turned-spook Richard Prince. In this debut outing Prince first tracks a German spy that washes up on the Lincolnshire coast before he’s seconded with MI5 and sent to Copenhagen to uncover a top-secret weapons plot. Within a superbly snaking plot, laced with rich historical detail, Prince tackles enemy combatants that include the SS and Gestapo.
Customer Reviews
Love Spy Novels
I am always excited to read a suspenseful book. Although with this one it seemed to have some gaps that fell off and as a reader I was wondering how it moved away from something.
Prince of Spies
Follow Richard Prince as he transitions from a detective far from the horrors going on in Germany to a spy who is embroiled in the fight to end genocide and tyranny. Though he doesn't want this new life, having just lost his wife and daughter, his moral compass guides him away from his son and into danger. Along the way, he meets others who want to end war and oppression. Some help him. Others may not be entirely pure in their purpose.
This book ends on cliffhangers, assuring the reader that more is to come in the next installment. Since the settings include Holocaust era Germany, be advised that some of the events are not for the faint of heart.
Great book
If you love ww2 books this is a need to read page turner