Spandau Phoenix

Day 4 - #GregIles #AugustAuthors

I‘ve read and enjoyed The Quiet Game and Turning Angel and I own most of his books but need to find time to read them.

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 5y

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RJHowe

Spandau Phoenix: A Novel | Greg Iles

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One of Iles earlier books. You can see his emerging power and talent as an author not yet fully developed. An international conspiracy thriller involving a secret from WWII, Germany and South Africa. Strong characters, a fast moving plot and plenty of twists make this one a winner. I read this after his masterful Natchez Burning trilogy and it was fun to see the raw materials of his later brilliance. Not life changing but enjoyable.

Andrew65 He is a great author. 7y

jillrhudy Love the Natchez trilogy. 7y

LaLecture Hahaha Spandau is actually the part of Berlin I used to live in. So weird seeing this name used in a book title as most Germans don‘t even know it exists, let alone foreigners ^^. So is the Natchez trilogy worth continuing? I had some troubles with the first book. Mainly because I hated all the racist guys :D. 7y

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RJHowe @LaLecture I think the Natchez trilogy is great. I think you are supposed to hate the racist guys! Spandau prison had more than a little historical importance. I think they eventually tore it down. 7y

LaLecture @RJHowe Yeah of course you are supposed to hate the racists :D but I can‘t stand when the bad guys don‘t get what they deserve in the end. The ending of book 1 was rather sad and frustrating. That‘s interesting to hear. As someone who talked about WWII A LOT in school and lived nearby I can tell you we never ever talked about this prison. Fascinating to see how different the historical focus can be. 7y

LaLecture So I did some Wikipedia research and realised I had heard about this prison, just not in school. But my family still remembers it standing. But yes, it was torn down a long time ago. 7y

RJHowe @LaLecture I suspect it may also be a generational thing. I was studying WWII history when Hess was still alive. I found the end of book three in the trilogy very satisfying. About as much as I can say without giving spoilers. 7y

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Tex2Flo

Spandau Phoenix: A Novel | Greg Iles

I hope it‘s okay to get started on the Reading Harder challenge #readharder. This author is great but I have an issue with anymore about Nazis. Over 600 pages so it‘s a lot of book for this unsettling cover.

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Rachbb3

Spandau Phoenix: A Novel | Greg Iles

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This is my favorite Greg Iles book. I read it so long ago that I feel like I need to reread it. I noticed that many people are reading him on here and if you haven't tried this one give it a shot it's excellent. Also Black Cross from him too, the books are related.

Booknerd2 I've read them all!!!!!❤️💕💜 8y

Rachbb3 @Booknerd2 They are so good! 8y

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