The Black Orchestra WW2 spy thriller eBook JJ Toner Lucille Redmond
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WW2 Germany. The German war machine has invaded Poland and is advancing west toward France. In Berlin Kurt Muller, an Abwehr signalman, discovers a colleague lying dead at his radio receiver. The criminal police dismiss the death as suicide, but Kurt is not convinced. Kurt follows a trail of mysteries, witnessing several atrocities that expose the Nazi regime for what it truly is. When the trail leads him to the German resistance, he faces the most difficult choices of his life. He must choose between his duty and his conscience, between his country and his family, between love and death.
“Very well written, well-paced, intriguing, sinister, disturbing and gripping, 'The Black Orchestra' is an excellent historical novel, tackling an extremely emotive and horrific part of European history. If you liked Ken Follet's 'Winter of the World', you will love 'The Black Orchestra'. It has it all a totalitarian society, murder, conspiracy, constant danger, a mysterious and slightly sinister love interest and a likeable, honourable and slightly naive main character with depth.”
“Only Fatherland by Robert Harris comes close in my opinion.”
“Very much in the ilk of Ken Follett.”
“One of the very best books I have ever read, couldn’t put it down read it in a couple of days.”
“A fast paced book and a must read if you have an interest in WW2 history.”
“Every hour I spent reading this book was enjoyable. I recommend this book if you like a tale of suspense set in a turbulent time in history.”
“Extremely well researched - and with strong, well-drawn characters - The Black Orchestra contains plenty of twists and turns to keep you on your toes throughout.”
“When I started to read it found it difficult to put down. A good read especially if you like WW2 history”
The Black Orchestra WW2 spy thriller eBook JJ Toner Lucille Redmond
This starts with Kurt Müller, a Leutnant in the Abwehr noticing that Kleister, an Abwehr agent, dead at his desk due, seemingly, to a bullet in the back of the head. The KRIPO declare this a suicide, but Kurt does not see how anyone could kill himself that way so he begins to ask questions. After some time, he is taken by the Gestapo, beaten up, questioned, but let go. Apparently Kurt is a nephew of Reinhard Heydrich. I will not go any further because to do so would spoil the story, which is particularly plot-driven, except to note there is a group of people comprising "The Black Orchestra", and these have come to the attention of the Gestapo. The writing is taut, and while I do not really know, the descriptions of Germany in the first two years of WW II seem to be believable. There are prolonged action sequences that are well-written (with one reservation) that maintain good tension, while the characters of Kurt and his friends are well-drawn. With these considerations alone, this is clearly a five-star book.However, the book is a historical novel, and historical details should be followed reasonably. You are at war, an agent is dead in the major intelligence-gathering organization, so who should show some interest? Don't you think "spy" or "enemy agent" might cross someone's mind? If so, the SD would become involved immediately. A Gestapo agent beats up a nephew of Heydrich regarding a matter the SD should be the investigating agent. Really? At that time, beat up a relation of Heydrich, and you had better have a good reason. Then, when Heydrich finds out what has happened, nothing happens? Really? Later, when Kurt is in Ireland, there is a prolonged action sequence that reads as a very exciting account, until you stop and realize that the opposition could not conceivably be so inept. Then, at the end, you learn how Kleister died. Apart from the fact that "why?", and everything surrounding it, is left up in the air, the KRIPO investigation makes no sense.
To sum up, this is well-written as long as you do not think too hard about the background, it is exciting, the characters (apart from Heydrich and the Gestapo) are plausible, but there are strands that are left floating.
Ian Miller, Author of Troubles
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The Black Orchestra WW2 spy thriller eBook JJ Toner Lucille Redmond Reviews
First off, a disclaimer. I'm an independent author and I believe JJ was the first person who ever read one of my books. So, he could write a novel in crayon and I'd give it five stars. This being said, JJ is a great author and THE BLACK ORCHESTRA is a great book. Recently, I read a book about the sinking of the Bismarck. I found the story fascinating, not the sinking of the big ship, but the reaction of its inhabitants who were proudly receiving medals from their Fuhrer as the British closed in. I wondered how it must have been to be a young German sailor during WW2. Then THE BLACK ORCHESTRA landed in my lap, a WW2 spy thriller told from the perspective of a young/intelligent German intelligence officer. This perspective is what makes this book so enjoyable and unique.There is the traditional spy fare, but it is conducted within a hornet's nest of betrayal. Imagine going to work and worrying about being killed by your boss. This is the every day work environment the book's hero, a message decoder turned spy, faces as he deals with the vital information needed to conduct a war. This book is tremendously interesting, plus it has superb spy plot and a great ending. I encourage you to check out THE BLACK ORCHESTRA. It's a fantastic novel. FYI. I heard a rumor that a follow-on book is in the works. I hope it's true!
As the Second World War begins, Kurt Müller, the protagonist of this well-written book only wants to live as normally as possible, to cope with his somewhat mysterious girlfriend, to enjoy pleasant meals on the main Berlin shopping and coffee strip, to do his job, and eventually to continue his studies at university in Ireland. He is only an obscure lieutenant in the Abwehr (the German high-command spy and sabotage service) and is driven by nothing more than a normal sense of what is right.
But the author creates a complex and interesting storyline which causes this pleasant and uncritical young man to change, because he discovers wrong-doing, coercion and brutality in people whom he has tended to accept without question and realises that the same trends are affecting his beloved Fatherland as a whole.
Although the book is described as a “spy thriller” there is not a great deal of suspense to be found, especially in the first part. Kurt is no James Bond, and he pokes around in the departmental records and the offices of his superiors, almost with impunity. A bit bland, perhaps, but things begin to follow more predictable and faster-moving paths when the action passes to neutral Ireland and the central concept of the story is revealed.
The greatest strength of the novel is the development of Kurt’s character, which the author builds with considerable skill. He is an appealing, naïve young man at the beginning, and at the end, although he has faced terrible realisations, and has been forced into extreme action, he has not descended into cynicism and bitterness.
The other characters are something of a mixed bag. Some would benefit from a little more definition, and the arch-villain is not very villainous at all, but there are others, who are extremely well drawn. Kurt’s best friend Alex, for example, emerges as a fully-rounded and idiosyncratic character, personifying the tragedy of the general social collapse.
JJ Toner is as good a writer as one could expect to come across. His style is strong, highly individual, and in “The Black Orchestra” he has produced a novel which not only creates genuine reader interest but also provides material for reflection, which is one of the standards by which we measure a good book.
This starts with Kurt Müller, a Leutnant in the Abwehr noticing that Kleister, an Abwehr agent, dead at his desk due, seemingly, to a bullet in the back of the head. The KRIPO declare this a suicide, but Kurt does not see how anyone could kill himself that way so he begins to ask questions. After some time, he is taken by the Gestapo, beaten up, questioned, but let go. Apparently Kurt is a nephew of Reinhard Heydrich. I will not go any further because to do so would spoil the story, which is particularly plot-driven, except to note there is a group of people comprising "The Black Orchestra", and these have come to the attention of the Gestapo. The writing is taut, and while I do not really know, the descriptions of Germany in the first two years of WW II seem to be believable. There are prolonged action sequences that are well-written (with one reservation) that maintain good tension, while the characters of Kurt and his friends are well-drawn. With these considerations alone, this is clearly a five-star book.
However, the book is a historical novel, and historical details should be followed reasonably. You are at war, an agent is dead in the major intelligence-gathering organization, so who should show some interest? Don't you think "spy" or "enemy agent" might cross someone's mind? If so, the SD would become involved immediately. A Gestapo agent beats up a nephew of Heydrich regarding a matter the SD should be the investigating agent. Really? At that time, beat up a relation of Heydrich, and you had better have a good reason. Then, when Heydrich finds out what has happened, nothing happens? Really? Later, when Kurt is in Ireland, there is a prolonged action sequence that reads as a very exciting account, until you stop and realize that the opposition could not conceivably be so inept. Then, at the end, you learn how Kleister died. Apart from the fact that "why?", and everything surrounding it, is left up in the air, the KRIPO investigation makes no sense.
To sum up, this is well-written as long as you do not think too hard about the background, it is exciting, the characters (apart from Heydrich and the Gestapo) are plausible, but there are strands that are left floating.
Ian Miller, Author of Troubles
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