In At The Kill: Number 3 in series (Rosie Ewing) by Alexander Fullerton (2-Mar-2000) Paperback

Rosie Ewing #3

by Alexander Fullerton

'Impeccable in detail and gripping in impact' - Irish Independent 'Has the ring of truth and the integrity proper to a work of art' - DAILY TELEGRAPH 'You don't read a novel by Alexander Fullerton. You LIVE it' - SOUTH WALES ECHO At the London headquarters of 'F' Section SOE (Special Operations Executive) they're sure Rosie Ewing's dead - shot by Gestapo when running from a train that was taking her and other captured agents to Ravensbruck, the women's extermination camp. In fact, they can't be absolutely sure - Lise only heard the shots whilst making the escape for which Rosie had acted as decoy... Rosie was left for dead, but has been nursed back to health at a farmhouse in Alsace. Now she has a score to an SOE traitor to be tracked down and killed. She's one of the agents he betrayed. So was Lise, and others who were on that train and did not escape.

Genres: Thriller

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Alexander Fullerton (1924–2008) was a British author of naval and other fiction. Born in 1924 in Suffolk and brought up in France, he was a cadet during the years 1938-1941 at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth from the age of thirteen. He went to sea serving first in the battleship Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean, and spent the rest of the war at sea - mostly under it, in submarines.

Fullerton's first novel SURFACE! sold over 500,000 copies. Then he worked on the 9-volume Nicholas Everard series that made his reputation.

Series:
* Nicholas Everard Saga
* Rosie Ewing

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[PeterK B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most of the author's other series are about naval wars.

This series is about a British operative working with the French Resistance in WW II. This is Book 3 and is the best of the series, with lots of action and suspense. I just wish there were fewer details about geography and the numerous villages in the area; that gets tedious.

Book 2 (Return to the Field) is the weakest with many confusing aspects. (Too many characters and too difficult to figure out which is the focus of a particular chapter.) Books 1 (Into the Fire) and 4 (Single to Paris) are very good. ... Book 5 (Staying Alive) is actually a prequel. (I have read all but Book 5.)

I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys World War II spy fiction but would suggest skipping Book 2 or reading it last if you loved the series.

[John L Brentlinger · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unread

The second book got long and wordy and would like to return this one and the next one also. They may be as wordy as my review of an unread book.

[peter walton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enthralling & exciting from page 1 to the final page -- was she safe or about to be captured; would her brief be carried out or not ? Couldn't put this book down, wanting to know what next !

[Larry D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Cover to cover nail biting action. Excellent detail and believable storyline. Makes one recognize the kind of bravery that led the allies to victory over the nazi's.

[Jacqueline SG · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is so far the only book I've read that is written in staccato! I never imagine such style could be applied to writing. To compliment the staccato, there were only a handful of complete and proper sentences. Every page is fill with hyphens. It is the most hyphenated book I've ever read!

Although the story is somewhat plausible it is certainly a dread to read.

[Amy Hauck · Rating 2 out of 5]

My mother passed this book on to me. The premise was intriguing but the story draws out so slowly the ending in an anti-climax