Mostafa Zohdy Zohdy itibaren 9781 Zwickenberg, Avusturya
This is where one might well start in reading the Frederick Troy series, since it is the chronological foundation of these novels, even though the books have not been written sequentially. My interest in the era leads me to Blitz books, and this one added to my knowledge of the period and the psychological complexity of Britain's state. Though it is fiction, it tells very well, with close observations that only fiction can offer. Lawton is very strong in this capturing, and the reader is part of his captivity. The book begins in Europe, with Hitler taking Austria, then moves its multiple strands of storytelling to England, where they play out. The reader needs to accept a high incidence of coincidence, irresistible sexuality, and the rights and powers of huge wealth. But there is plenty of kitchen-sitting, pub-talking, and murder under the bombs.