Bluffing Mr. Churchill

by John Lawton

Book Overview

It is 1941. Wolfgang Stahl, an American spy operating undercover as an SS officer, has just fled Germany with Hitler's henchmen on his trail. He is carrying valuable cargo--the blueprint of the F hrer's secret plan to invade Russia. Stahl's man in the American embassy, the shy and sheltered Calvin M. Cormack, is teamed with a boisterous MI5 officer, Walter Stilton, to find the spy and bring him to safety. Their investigation takes them across war-torn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802145558
• ISBN13: 9780802145550
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Same book as Bluffing Mr. Churchill

I love this author's Frederick Troy novels, therefore I purchased all of them. Imagine my disappointment when this book was the SAME book as Bluffing Mr. Churchill as novel I had purchased as being the first Troy novel, and I like to read a series from start to finish. Wow, I started reading and, thought this sure sounds familiar!! And, it is the same novel??? Why did they publish this with two different names? Very frustrating. Be aware if you are a new fan of the Troy mysteries that you don't want to waste your money!!

Fun Read.

I like John Lawton's mysteries. They are a fun read and interesting period pieces. The war is well depicted and mood thats set seems authentic.

Lawton Is Now on My "A" List

I began this series out of sequence with "Old Flames", a very clever 1950s spy thriller. This novel picks up Inspector Troy's career at an earlier stage, during WW II, but before the action of "Black Out". Though Troy doesn't get center stage, this is still an excellent story, with its fascinating picture of early 1940s London and the last few months before its two biggest players, the US and USSR, entered the war. Recommended, in spite of a couple of others here thinking that a prior UK publication is grounds to knock a perfectly good novel.

DUPLICATION

WARNING TO LAWTON FANS. THIS BOOK IS IDENTICAL TO "RIPTIDE."

A Classic

I have to disagree. That last review is so misleading. Yes this is "Riptide" but it's a US first edition. I know. I read the small print. Prior to this it' s only been available as an expensive British import and it deserves better than a 2 line dismissal. I've no idea why the title changed, but does that matter?It's a stunning picture of the England just before The US and the Russians entered the war. London is a city under seige, short of everything from food to shoes. That alone is reason enough to buy the book - there've been lots of historical thrillers on this same subject, but this is the best. Beyond that ... what really hooked me was the characterisation. It would have been so easy to have the American GI paired to the London cop read like a cliche and it's about a hundred times better than that. They leap off the page at you, vivid,real and engaging. A five star read.