The House of Special Purpose

Jane Todd WWII Thrillers #2

by Christopher Hyde

In 1941, freelance news photographer Jane Todd and Scotland Yard detective inspector Morris Black, acting upon the direction of the OSS, embark on a dangerous mission to obtain a priceless artificat from the Bolshevik Revolution that has the power to turn the tide of the war. Original.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 4, 2004

About the author

Christopher Hyde has worked as a researcher, editor, TV interviewer specialising in stories of technology, intelligence and the environment.
He also writes using the pseudonyms

A.J. Holt.
Paul Christopher.

Reviews

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many true facts to this story, learned a lot of history about the Romanov's and World War II

[Brian Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoying this series. Great story. Looking forward to the next one.

[Pete · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novel was similar to those by Steve Berry and I found it very enjoyable. It's an adventure quest with a historical basis. The characters are very well crafted especially Jane Todd and Morris Black. I lost count of how many cigarettes those two smoked but I was beginning to worry they might die from cancer rather than from the villains they faced. It was fun having Ian Fleming along for the ride and the humor poked at J. Edgar Hoover was perfect. As a bonus I learned that the chestnut game I played as a youngster is called "conkers" and what "toad in the hole" refers to.

[Robert Galloway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another thriller researched to a fault,like using a time machine.It's akin to joining the dots where the dots are researched facts or historical figures and the story is fitted around this.In spite of this Christopher Hyde (or whatever his name is) has produced an engaging ,thrilling yarn.Recommended.

[Jeff Dickison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good WWII espionage film as Jane Todd tries to track down the film of the Romanov's being executed. Full of historical facts, it appears that everyone in the book is out to double cross someone else. Cracking good fun. Recommended, especially to WWII buffs.

[Richard · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ll give it 2 stars for an intriguing start. But, I could not get into it. To me it dragged. Had to stop reading it.

[Donna Halloran · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was tough to get through. It was incredibly dated. Part of it was that I didn't stick with it so I had to get back into the story/characters