The Us Or Them War

by William Garner

Paperback

About the author

William Garner was an English thriller writer known for his sharp, intelligent spy fiction. A graduate of the University of Birmingham, he served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II before moving into public relations. In 1967, he became a full-time author. His early novels introduced readers to Michael Jagger, a flawed, risk-taking ex-spy, while later works such as Rat's Alley earned him critical acclaim and a Gold Dagger Award shortlisting. Praised by The Listener as “our cleverest thriller writer,” Garner combined a distinctive voice with psychological depth and political insight.

Reviews

[Pat Camalliere · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sorry, but this book didn’t work for me. I used to enjoy spy-espionage genre, but I found this book too hard to follow. There were way too many point of view characters, and I had to work really hard to remember who was who. The story itself had a lot of potential, based on an idea that England, the US and Russia all were equal competitors in the war for development of the supreme weapon, and pursuing the same scientist. However, it was hard to even identify the main characters until the last few pages of the book let alone care about them, and the ending was as confusing as the plot. Thumbs down for me on this one, but I will admit that fans of this genre may have a better opinion than mine.

[Ryan Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, if not old Spy novel. Captivating non the less. Hurry up Liz, your falling behind.

Interesting twists with the dawn of Computers GIGO.