The Assassins Gallery
Mikhal Lammeck Series, Book 1
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نقد و بررسی
Starred review from June 26, 2006
Set in 1945 near the end of WWII, Robbins's daring thriller opens with a brutal, brilliantly described double murder on the beach near Newburyport, Mass. From that scene to the end of the novel, the author's sure-handed control of his material never lets up, aided by his clear focus on the killer, a woman named "Judith," and the man assigned to solve the murders, professor Mikhal Lammeck, an expert in the methods of assassins. As Lammeck's investigations take him up and down the East Coast and, increasingly, to Washington, D.C., he comes to realize that someone may be trying to assassinate President Roosevelt. Robbins (War of the Rats
) has an uncanny ability to provide just the right amount of historical detail without overwhelming the plot. This talent, coupled with superior characterization and a masterful, direct writing style will provide thriller lovers with one of their best reads of the year. The powerful climax deserves the term "heart-stopping."
Starred review from August 15, 2006
After writing several excellent novels about combat in World War II (e.g., Liberation Road; Last Citadel), Robbins digresses only slightly from the formula with a superb and compelling speculative history that asks, What if FDR had been assassinated instead of dying of natural causes in Warm Springs, GA? A female agentJudith, a Persian familiar with the ancient arts of the assassinshas been sent to the United States to kill the president. History professor Michael Lammeck has the knowledge and the means, he hopes, to stop her, and with the help of a Secret Service agent, he begins the chase. Lammeck is far from an ordinary instructorthe Czech-born American citizen also instructs secret agents in the fine art of killing before they parachute behind enemy lines. This thriller evokes pleasant memories of Frederick Forsyth's classic Day of the Jackal and also hints of a Middle East crisis to come. Assassins is a fine premise written exceedingly well. Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 4/1/06.]Robert Conroy, Warren, MI
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