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Victory and honor / W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399157554 (hc.) :
- ISBN: 9780515150988 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 310 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons ; 2011.
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- General Note:
- Aug 11
- Target Audience Note:
- All Ages.
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- United States. Office of Strategic Services > Fiction.
Intelligence officers > United States > 20th century > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Spies > Fiction.
World War II, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at South Interlake Regional Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonewall Library | FIC GRIFFIN (Text) | 3678672004 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2011 September #1
The latest installment in the Honor Bound series is set during a particularly interesting period in the history of the American intelligence community. It's May 1945. Germany has surrendered, and the war in Europe is over, but the fighting in the Pacific continues. The OSS is almost certainly going to be disbanded, which could cause real problems for OSS officer and series hero Cletus Frade, whose ultra-top-secret operation, smuggling German agents into Argentina, could be in serious jeopardy. There's also the threat posed by KGB spies inside the Manhattan Project and the looming possibility of a global war with the Soviet Union. This is an especially well-constructed thriller, with a more energetic prose style, not to mention livelier (and wittier) dialogue, than earlier books in the series. With its slightly larger-than-life characters and fast-paced, globe-trotting story, the book may remind readers of a thriller by James Rollins or Matthew Reilly. In fact, the OSS was disbanded, late in 1945, and its successor, the CIA, wasn't formed for more than a decade. It will be interesting to see what this father-and-son writing team will come up with to fill the void. Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2011 June #4
Diehard fans will best appreciate Griffin's slow-moving sixth Honor Bound novel, which picks up where The Honor of Spies (2009), also co-written with son Butterworth, left off in the spring of 1945. Lt. Col. Cletus Frade of the OSS, besides trying to prevent Nazis from fleeing to Argentina, is concerned with the survival of the soon-to-be-disbanded OSS and increasing tension with the U.S.S.R. The action-starved plot takes nearly 100 pages to get underway, and when it does, the drama is sporadic, choppy, and interrupted by lots of macho camaraderie. An intriguing subplot mentioned early onâa rogue Nazi U-boat that escaped Allied detection and is now chugging toward Japan with atomic secrets on boardâgoes nowhere. Frade, for his part, is his usual pushy, smart-alecky self and most likely destined to be a higher-up in the OSS's successor, the CIA. Techno-thriller fans will relish the detailed descriptions of weapons and aircraft. (Aug.)
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