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5 out of 5 Stars, Fiction Review Editor, ETAonlineReview.org.uk
Editorial Note: This is
the second in Ian Feldman's trilogy of "Thermonuclear Intrigue" evolving from WWII to
the current state of world affairs following the Cold War. The first is The Sky
Club and the third is Har Megiddon.
This period based fictional spy and suspense thriller should come at the top of your reading list.
In order not to spoil your enjoyment of the extremely well crafted and detailed plot, here's a very brief and simplified taster.
The story starts when an officer in the British Military Intelligence embarks on a voyage to unravel a deep secret that had remained buried for
almost three decades - going back to World War II, and the ensuing Cold War.
The central characters, Trixey Haygood and Deeke Horst, were inseparably linked to that secret.
Trixey had been entangled in the German spy network during World War II. Almost losing her life in the UK as a Nazi, she was saved by Prime Minister
Winston Churchill as a "secret asset."
After World War II, Trixey had planned to write her diary; and to enjoy peace and tranquillity in Majorca. Her desires were rather short lived.
Two ex-Nazi scientists connected to the secret, a most dangerous Nazi "underground facility" in a Soviet controlled zone in East Germany, were on
the run.
(Previously, the facility had been headed by Deeke Horst who, having alerted the then PM Churchill about the danger, had been classified as a "most
secret" asset.)
Post WWII, the "secret assets" (Trixey and Deeke) were "activated" by the former PM Churchill in clandestine operations to secure the two scientists
and the facility.
Hot on their heels followed the Soviet KGB, the British MI6 and the American CIA who were all aware of the awesome political and military implications.
Secret and double agents pursued their risky and covert adventures across many frontiers. The stakes were very high: their very lives, the balance of
power and indeed the future of the world.
A cocktail of diverse and believable characters - with their emotions, uninhibited passions, personal and political motives, fears, tragedies,
bravery, etc. - come to life as the thriller unfolds. After the first few chapters, you are totally hooked - and you have to keep turning the
pages.
By the time you have read each and every page (572 pages including Epilogs), and uncovered the chilling picture, you come to this conclusion: Ian Feldman
is a master of intricate detail - and a first class storyteller who knows how to hold you spellbound.
Rendezvous in Majorca
by Ian Feldman
Publisher: SSI Publishing Inc
Available from Amazon.com and all good bookshops
RRP US$29.95, CAN$38.99
ISBN: 0-9743673-6-2
Category: Fiction.
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