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Tommy Hambledon #2
A Toast to Tomorrow
First published as "Pray Silence" October 1940
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1940
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Manning Coles
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Manning Coles is the pseudonym of two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891–1959) and Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1965), who wrote many spy thrillers from the early 40s through the early 60s. The fictional protagonist in 26 of their books was Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon, who works for the Foreign Office.
Manning and Coles were neighbors in East Meon, Hampshire. Coles worked for British Intelligence in both the World Wars. Manning worked for the War Office during World War I. Their first books were fairly realistic and with a touch of grimness; their postwar books perhaps suffered from an excess of lightheartedness and whimsy. They also wrote a number of humorous novels about modern-day ghosts, some of them involving ghostly cousins named Charles and James Latimer. These novels were published in England under the pseudonym of Francis Gaite but released in the United States under the Manning Coles byline.
Many of the original exploits were based on the real-life experiences of Coles, who lied about his age and enlisted under an assumed name in a Hampshire regiment during World War I while still a teenager. He eventually became the youngest officer in British intelligence, often working behind German lines, due to his extraordinary ability to master languages. Coles had 2 sons (Michael and Peter, who were identical twins and who are both still alive, living in the UK) and the Ghost stories were based on the tales he used to tell his young sons when he was 'back from his travels'.
Manning Coles is the pseudonym of two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891–1959) and Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1965), who wrote many spy thrillers from the early 40s through the early 60s. The fictional protagonist in 26 of their books was Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon, who works for the Foreign Office.
Manning and Coles were neighbors in East Meon, Hampshire. Coles worked for British Intelligence in both the World Wars. Manning worked for the War Office during World War I. Their first books were fairly realistic and with a touch of grimness; their postwar books perhaps suffered from an excess of lightheartedness and whimsy. They also wrote a number of humorous novels about modern-day ghosts, some of them involving ghostly cousins named Charles and James Latimer. These novels were published in England under the pseudonym of Francis Gaite but released in the United States under the Manning Coles byline.
Many of the original exploits were based on the real-life experiences of Coles, who lied about his age and enlisted under an assumed name in a Hampshire regiment during World War I while still a teenager. He eventually became the youngest officer in British intelligence, often working behind German lines, due to his extraordinary ability to master languages. Coles had 2 sons (Michael and Peter, who were identical twins and who are both still alive, living in the UK) and the Ghost stories were based on the tales he used to tell his young sons when he was 'back from his travels'.
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November 23, 2022Well. Tommy Hambledon, who drowned in the terrific Drink to Yesterday, turns out to have survived (with amnesia, and quietly becoming significantly younger now he's the MC, sssh). He is washed up in Germany 1918 and, with no idea who he is and speaking fluent German, establishes a life there. He lives through the horrific 1920s period of hyperinflation, which is tremendously well conveyed, and--yeeesh--joins the Nazi party because although Hitler is a frothing nutter, he is at least proposing to do something about the economic calamity. Tommy then rises to become chief of police under the Nazi regime--yeeeeeeeesh--before he gets his memory back in the mid 30s and realises he is in fact a British secret agent.
This was written in 1940, and it shows--the hero finds the Nazi obsession with Jews pointless, cruel, and stupid, but not a dealbreaker if the party offers Germany a way out of the economic hell of the 20s, and he has a couple of vaguely antisemitic passing thoughts himself. From a modern perspective, or even a perspective of the later 1940s, this obviously does not fly, and in later books, the authors retcon Tommy to have been sickened and disgusted to wake up and realise he was a Nazi. We see the Nazi leadership as lawless, vicious, greedy (the persecution of Jews is presented as largely a spiteful money grab), venal, cultish, and in some cases insane, but there's a total failure to see where the antisemitism is leading, though the thudding of constant propaganda is well described. It seems weird to describe this book as innocent, given the extremely high body count and multiple vengeance-murders carried out by the hero, and the grimy realpolitik, but it does in fact read as innocent in the context of what was to come.
Yes. Well. Fascinating historically, and the depiction of Tommy double-agenting is well done, but for the modern reader, it's overwhelmingly saturated with what the authors didn't know.
This was written in 1940, and it shows--the hero finds the Nazi obsession with Jews pointless, cruel, and stupid, but not a dealbreaker if the party offers Germany a way out of the economic hell of the 20s, and he has a couple of vaguely antisemitic passing thoughts himself. From a modern perspective, or even a perspective of the later 1940s, this obviously does not fly, and in later books, the authors retcon Tommy to have been sickened and disgusted to wake up and realise he was a Nazi. We see the Nazi leadership as lawless, vicious, greedy (the persecution of Jews is presented as largely a spiteful money grab), venal, cultish, and in some cases insane, but there's a total failure to see where the antisemitism is leading, though the thudding of constant propaganda is well described. It seems weird to describe this book as innocent, given the extremely high body count and multiple vengeance-murders carried out by the hero, and the grimy realpolitik, but it does in fact read as innocent in the context of what was to come.
Yes. Well. Fascinating historically, and the depiction of Tommy double-agenting is well done, but for the modern reader, it's overwhelmingly saturated with what the authors didn't know.
August 24, 2023
I think this was originally recommended to me on LiveJournal, which shows how long it's been on my TBR. It's a WWII spy novel published in 1940. I'm fascinated by works written in the midst of hugely significant events -- for example, think about everyone creating Casablanca not yet knowing who would win the war. Here, other than the ultimate outcome, it's baffling to try to wrap your head around what Coles knows or does not know. Their (Coles is pseudonym for two authors) protagonist is a British spy who, near the end of WWI, gets bonked on the head and gets amnesia while on a mission in Germany; from there, he assumes himself to be German and for a while aids and abets in Hitler's rise, even though he thinks Hitler is a fool. So, not a likable protag, really! Even after he regains his memory, his actions are dubious; he tries to gum up the Nazis' works, but in a sort of limp, ineffective way. He's sympathetic to the plight of the Jews, but not too sympathetic. When you think about all the people he could be saving, you want to shake him.
Maybe Coles (both of them) too: there is a scene in a concentration camp, but from the way it's portrayed it's clearly not a death camp -- so maybe Coles truly didn't know? They were English; unlike their protagonist, they were not actually in Germany. I leave it to historians (who I am pretty sure are still debating); regardless, this was a surreal and not terribly pleasant reading experience. But a fascinating topic for a paper by someone (not me).
Maybe Coles (both of them) too: there is a scene in a concentration camp, but from the way it's portrayed it's clearly not a death camp -- so maybe Coles truly didn't know? They were English; unlike their protagonist, they were not actually in Germany. I leave it to historians (who I am pretty sure are still debating); regardless, this was a surreal and not terribly pleasant reading experience. But a fascinating topic for a paper by someone (not me).
January 9, 2021
4* The Basle Express (Hambledon #19)
4* A Toast to Tomorrow (Hambledon #2)
4* A Toast to Tomorrow (Hambledon #2)
January 26, 2019
Tommy Hambledon re-appears after being MIA in the first book in the series. If memory serves from my reading of #1, he has lost about 15 years and 40 pounds. But never mind, I'm just glad to have him back. The book does a good job depicting the despair and desperation of post WWI Germany. Tommy, with amnesia thinking himself to be German, joins the Nazi party and rises through the ranks to a high position. He has a Zelig-like moment when he realized who he really is--a British spy! Like many people then (and in our Current Situation?) Tommy thought that the buffoonery and worse tendencies could be controlled--until he realized it couldn't. The book is episodic with often amusing connections between the stories. The story of the young couple's elopement was particularly charming and the story of the unknowing salesman used to smuggle information out of Germany is quite humorous. Tommy is sympathetic, especially in his relationship to his adoptive "aunt." But he can be ruthless.
May 11, 2022
This is the second book in a long-running series featuring British spy Tommy Hambledon, which wound up totaling 26 books, published from 1940 to 1963. Hambledon's fictional career stretched improbably from the First World War up through the Cold War.
I really like the first book in the series, Drink to Yesterday, which is a realistic, hard-nosed depiction of British agents under deep cover in Germany during the Great War and the cost to human relationships of long-term deception.
Unfortunately, the books quickly grew less realistic and more whimsical. A Toast to Tomorrow takes up where Drink to Yesterday left off, with Hambledon swimming to shore in Germany after being supposedly lost at sea at the end of the first book. The gimmick? He has amnesia. For several years he has no idea who he really is, retaining only memories of the German identity he assumed during the war. Fitting right in, he goes along with the Nazis and works his way up in the party until, shocked into recovering his memory, he realizes how perfectly placed he is to send intelligence back to his bosses in London. After that the story is just a series of intelligence coups, some more believable than others. Yes, it's a little improbable.
I'll still stand up for Drink to Yesterday as a classic of the genre, but this one and other Hambledons I've read simply fail to live up to that standard. Some people love the series, but after the first book it's light reading at best.
I really like the first book in the series, Drink to Yesterday, which is a realistic, hard-nosed depiction of British agents under deep cover in Germany during the Great War and the cost to human relationships of long-term deception.
Unfortunately, the books quickly grew less realistic and more whimsical. A Toast to Tomorrow takes up where Drink to Yesterday left off, with Hambledon swimming to shore in Germany after being supposedly lost at sea at the end of the first book. The gimmick? He has amnesia. For several years he has no idea who he really is, retaining only memories of the German identity he assumed during the war. Fitting right in, he goes along with the Nazis and works his way up in the party until, shocked into recovering his memory, he realizes how perfectly placed he is to send intelligence back to his bosses in London. After that the story is just a series of intelligence coups, some more believable than others. Yes, it's a little improbable.
I'll still stand up for Drink to Yesterday as a classic of the genre, but this one and other Hambledons I've read simply fail to live up to that standard. Some people love the series, but after the first book it's light reading at best.
January 21, 2016
I'd write a review, but I'm going to be too busy reading all the Manning Coles novels. All of them.
October 2, 2022
4.5 stars
Not your typical WW2 spy thriller! Though there are some suspenseful moments (especially towards the end), this absorbing espionage novel (written in 1940) doesn't have gadgets or seduction scenes or even very many adventures so if that is what you are looking for, keep on searching. What it does have is a man living in Germany sending intelligence to Britain.
Some of the attitudes he espouses (particularly about Jews and blacks) may bother some readers but despite making me cringe, I think that they make him a more believable, fully rounded character. He is not a knight in shining armor but a real person with some great strengths but also some terrible flaws. This is my first Manning Coles book as I mistakenly thought it was the first in the series -- it won't be my last!
Not your typical WW2 spy thriller! Though there are some suspenseful moments (especially towards the end), this absorbing espionage novel (written in 1940) doesn't have gadgets or seduction scenes or even very many adventures so if that is what you are looking for, keep on searching. What it does have is a man living in Germany sending intelligence to Britain.
Some of the attitudes he espouses (particularly about Jews and blacks) may bother some readers but despite making me cringe, I think that they make him a more believable, fully rounded character. He is not a knight in shining armor but a real person with some great strengths but also some terrible flaws. This is my first Manning Coles book as I mistakenly thought it was the first in the series -- it won't be my last!
May 23, 2015
Manning Coles is two writers, friends Adelaide Manning and Cyril Coles, who based their books on Coles's experiences in the British intelligence service during WWI and after. A Toast to Tomorrow is the second book in the series, but you don't need to have read the first. The book begins with a man who has lost his memory in Germany at the end of WWI owing to some unknown accident (which takes place in the first book). He assumes that he is German, suffers through the economic disasters in Germany that follow WWI, and eventually rises to become Berlin's chief of police. Then, things get complicated.
A good account of Germany of those times, from the inside.
A good account of Germany of those times, from the inside.
February 22, 2011
Second of the Tommy Hambledon books. The authors really know how to move the story along, although the general plot allows for some conveniently forgiving circumstances. I enjoyed how fresh the writing in this novel struck me, and was pleased that aside form some inane colloquialisms the language felt current-day. The story is remarkable as a piece of historical fiction composed in 1940. The authors could not have known how WWII would play out, yet there's a prescience here no doubt informed by the rapacious behavior of the Nazis during the 1930s. Amazingly on target.
June 12, 2013
I am a big fan of this writing duo and their ability to mingle a light touch with some fairly heavy backgrounds. Do be advised that if you download the e-book version from Barnes & Noble, there are some serious faults with the result including garbled words and missing pages.
June 4, 2020
Synopsis: In the previous book (Drink to Yesterday), Tommy Hambledon was lost at sea in 1918 and presumed dead. He had been found washed up on the beach, and had amnesia. Now 1933. He has accepted an identity as Klaus Lehmann, believes he is a German, and is working his way up in the Nazi party.
Certain events trigger his memory gradually, and he remembers he is actually a British agent. He gets word back to Britain that he is alive via his old wireless operator Reck, concealing the message within a radio play.
Hambledon realizes he is in a good position to sabotage the Reich, and sets about to do as much damage as he can without revealing himself; while getting his associates and friends out of harm's way.
Review: This is the second Hambledon book, the continuation/sequel to Drink to Yesterday. I highly recommend reading these two as one novel, especially as many characters and references are carried over from Drink to Yesterday.
About halfway through the book we begin to get hints of the humorous side of Manning Coles, which will follow through to the remainder of the series. It is rather dark up until the episode of smuggling documents through customs inside a gramophone; when the story take an amusing turn.
Any readers of Manning Coles would do well to begin with these two, as they are foundation for all that follows.
Note: Two occurrences of the n-word, in colloquial expressions.
Certain events trigger his memory gradually, and he remembers he is actually a British agent. He gets word back to Britain that he is alive via his old wireless operator Reck, concealing the message within a radio play.
Hambledon realizes he is in a good position to sabotage the Reich, and sets about to do as much damage as he can without revealing himself; while getting his associates and friends out of harm's way.
Review: This is the second Hambledon book, the continuation/sequel to Drink to Yesterday. I highly recommend reading these two as one novel, especially as many characters and references are carried over from Drink to Yesterday.
About halfway through the book we begin to get hints of the humorous side of Manning Coles, which will follow through to the remainder of the series. It is rather dark up until the episode of smuggling documents through customs inside a gramophone; when the story take an amusing turn.
Any readers of Manning Coles would do well to begin with these two, as they are foundation for all that follows.
Note: Two occurrences of the n-word, in colloquial expressions.
December 16, 2023
This is the second espionage novel by Manning Coles, following 'Drink to Yesterday.' 'Drink to Yesterday,' was set in WWI and British spy, Tommy Hambledon, was feared dead at the end. In this novel he has survived, but lost his memory. Waking in hospital, and speaking fluent German, he thinks he is German and gradually recreates a new life for himself, becoming Klaus Lehmann and eventually becoming Chief of Police and a supporter of Hitler.
This novel was published in 1940 and, although Hitler, Goering and Goebbels feature in this novel, they are not immediately recognisable by their representation and it is obvious that less was known about them when the book was originally written. Hitler rants and Goebbels is suspicious and calculating, but it seems as though the authors were unclear about them, which is interesting as, of course, this was written and published before anyone knew the outcome of the war. Indeed, in 1940 it looked likely England would be invaded, so this historically interesting.
It is when Klaus Lehmann realises he is really Tommy Hambledon and immediately begins to spy again for Britain that this becomes more exciting. Will he be able to cover up working for the British, while seeming to work for the National Socialists? Can he make contact with Britain and begin to send them intelligence? I am unsure whether I will read on, but I have enjoyed the two novels that I have reading featuring Hambledon.
This novel was published in 1940 and, although Hitler, Goering and Goebbels feature in this novel, they are not immediately recognisable by their representation and it is obvious that less was known about them when the book was originally written. Hitler rants and Goebbels is suspicious and calculating, but it seems as though the authors were unclear about them, which is interesting as, of course, this was written and published before anyone knew the outcome of the war. Indeed, in 1940 it looked likely England would be invaded, so this historically interesting.
It is when Klaus Lehmann realises he is really Tommy Hambledon and immediately begins to spy again for Britain that this becomes more exciting. Will he be able to cover up working for the British, while seeming to work for the National Socialists? Can he make contact with Britain and begin to send them intelligence? I am unsure whether I will read on, but I have enjoyed the two novels that I have reading featuring Hambledon.
April 27, 2021
This is not only an entertaining, action-packed book, its a book from the perspective of a genuinely experienced spy. Not only did Cyril Coles, one of the co-authors, spy for Britain during WW1, he continued part-time for British Intelligence through the 1950's. Contrast that with Le Carré, who had considerably less experience. And, as a real spy, little is known about his actual experiences but you can glimpse them throughout the books.
Often dismissed because of the humor threading throughout their books, Manning Coles uses humor the way M*A*S*H does, the way people do when they're in truly desperate situations. It's realistic humor. I highly recommend the whole series, but this book is one of the best. The prequel, "Drink To Yesterday," is close to autobiographical and more grim. Coles, I'm sure, survived his decades of underground work by using his sense of humor to lighten them.
Often dismissed because of the humor threading throughout their books, Manning Coles uses humor the way M*A*S*H does, the way people do when they're in truly desperate situations. It's realistic humor. I highly recommend the whole series, but this book is one of the best. The prequel, "Drink To Yesterday," is close to autobiographical and more grim. Coles, I'm sure, survived his decades of underground work by using his sense of humor to lighten them.
June 26, 2025
2025 bk 72. This is the second in the series. In a time (WWI - WWII) when the books bordered on the stereotypical evil Germans and Japanese, this showed the Germans, other than the Nazis, as people. When a man suffering from amnesia survives a bombing and is hauled from the ocean, he becomes a wonderer - like many of those who served. Only he doesn't know where he served or his name. Luckily and older woman takes him in as a replacement for her own missing nephew. Together the two survive the problems of life in Germany after WWI. The man falls in with the early Nazi's, becoming a trusted member of Hitler's closest circle as the one man they can all trust to be morally upright. It is only after he rises to Chief of Police of all of Germany that an explosion causes him to remember who and what he was - and that is when the fun and tension and drama really kick in. One of the best spy and WWII books out there - and it doesn't receive enough credit.
December 24, 2023
The Tommy Hambeldon series is one of my favorites and I'm delighted to see them as ebooks. Read them fir the wit an charm, but look ar them as messages from the past. "Men and women, and especially young people, sold all they had or could give for the price of a meal or a taste of ordinary civilized comfort, and every street, almost every house, had its tragedy when vice, as always, walked hand in hand with despair, saying, “Let us eat, drink, and be merry—or pretend to be—for to-morrow we die." Is as good a description of Germany between the wars as you will ever find.
December 30, 2023
This started well, by carrying on from the first book , but then it did get a bit confusing with all the foreign names that I was having trouble remembering who was who. Obviously Hitler and Goebbels stood out but others were more difficult for me. However, from halfway through, the story picked up, and it became more of a compulsive read. I would now, even try the third book at some stage.
I realise that these books were being written before the end of the war, so a lot of it was more conjecture, than actual facts.
I realise that these books were being written before the end of the war, so a lot of it was more conjecture, than actual facts.
February 15, 2021
What is a spy with amnesia to do? In this case, he puts himself in the position to build up Nazi Germany then tear it down. I found this entirely plausible for a man with Tommy Hambleton's abilities without his memory of his identity in the land where he had previously been operating. More, I enjoyed his sense of humour - even in the dark times, his quips showed an inner strength and determined optimism which I consider admirable. If only I could do so well under similar circumstances.
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December 19, 2024The introduction is a must read; otherwise this is a wildly improbable book. It was written at the beginning of WWII and by an active agent in British intelligence (with his writing partner). Besides all the spycraft, I was struck by the absence of any of the characters' inner life. Very few descriptions of what they thought or felt, instead sticking to what they said and did.
August 2, 2024
Read this years ago!
I first read a Toast to Tomorrow fifty years ago. Loved it and bought it as soon as I saw it. Excellent story about English Secret service agent from WW1, has amnesia, goes in search of himself. Read for a fascinating story.
I first read a Toast to Tomorrow fifty years ago. Loved it and bought it as soon as I saw it. Excellent story about English Secret service agent from WW1, has amnesia, goes in search of himself. Read for a fascinating story.
March 3, 2019
I have said many times that I have sworn off books about World War II, but there is always room for an exception. I will definitely look for more books by this author.p
January 2, 2024
A very good follow up to the first in the series and a sympathetic look at Germany between the wars.
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November 12, 2018Synopsis: the Chief of Police in 1930s Germany tries to stop a scam Goebbels is running with the Jews. Agent Hambledon has a role to play.
July 31, 2011
A Toast to Tomorrow by Manning Coles was one of my first wishlist books crossed off the list when I began to seriously try to read from it. It dates back to 1941 and was published in Great Britain as Pray Silence.
Klauss Lehman is a high ranking S.S. officer. He's the Chief of the German Police and he wants to break Goebbel's racket of letting Jews escape by donating 80% of their assets to the cause. Except Klauss might not actually be who he thinks he is. Things start to unravel when he recognizes a World War One era code tapped into the background of a propaganda radio play.
Before the big reveal of Klauss Lehman's secret, I was wondering why I had put the book on my wishlist. The juggling Klauss has to do once he figures out who he really is and whose side he's really on, I knew I had made the right decision when I put it on the list.
I'm not going to reveal the secret. It's worth the fun of reading. The book is thought provoking and humorous. It reads like an Alan Furst novel but it was written during WWII, not decades after it.
Klauss Lehman is a high ranking S.S. officer. He's the Chief of the German Police and he wants to break Goebbel's racket of letting Jews escape by donating 80% of their assets to the cause. Except Klauss might not actually be who he thinks he is. Things start to unravel when he recognizes a World War One era code tapped into the background of a propaganda radio play.
Before the big reveal of Klauss Lehman's secret, I was wondering why I had put the book on my wishlist. The juggling Klauss has to do once he figures out who he really is and whose side he's really on, I knew I had made the right decision when I put it on the list.
I'm not going to reveal the secret. It's worth the fun of reading. The book is thought provoking and humorous. It reads like an Alan Furst novel but it was written during WWII, not decades after it.
January 20, 2017
This book is the second of the Tommy Hambledon series. (also called a toast to tomorrow). It starts with an unknown man who has lost his memory washing up on the shore. It then chronicles his rise to become the Chief of Police in Hitler's Germany. It is extremely well written, although one could argue that some of the ideas are a bit implausible. It follows on from Drink to Yesterday, and to appreciate the book to the full one should definitely read that one first. There are many references that can only be appreciated in this context. Considering the time it was written, Hambledon is quite ruthless as a British agent: none of this "fair play" that often occurs in British stories. I have read this book many times, and I can come back to it again and again.
May 18, 2011
In this humorous spy novel set in Germany, Tommy Hambledon, former schoolmaster, gets conked on the head at the end of the Great War and loses his memory. He spends the 1920s suffering under Germany's hyperinflation, adopting an elderly German aunt ... and rising in the Nazi party. (He thinks Hitler is a useful front man.) He regains his memory at the Reichstag fire and is made the Chief of the Berlin Police shortly after ... a handy post for someone who has suddenly recalled that he is actually a British spy.
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August 14, 2016The sequel to DRINK TO YESTERDAY and, imo, even better. Imagine, if you can, suddenly awakening from a decade-long amnesia to find out...well, I won't say what, but it's a shock and surprise. However, our protagonist, smart, savvy and snarky, immediately sees the opportunities this situation offers, and he starts right out by messing with all sorts of people on both sides of an upcoming conflict. Set in Germany in the years between WWI and WWII, this story provides adventure, suspense, and subtle humor. I love this book!
January 3, 2012
I enjoyed the twist of a British agent from WW I finding himself Chief of the German Police in Berlin as the result of an amnesia-causing injury. All dangling threads ended in a surprising running stitch and the twists and turns of the plot were laid straight as the story spun out. To truly enjoy it though, have to campartmentalize the real Nazi atrocities and see the novel as the zany fiction that it is. The cleverness of the writing was a big part of my liking this book.
February 1, 2012
Much better than the first book in the series. The transitions are just as abrupt, but the story is a little more exciting. It feels much more like a traditional spy novel than the first also, which was more like a memoir than anything else. It still isn't great, but its fine. I'd skip the first and just read this, if you are that interested. Hopefully, my advice here does not come too late.
December 5, 2009
A very good spy thriller set on the eve of World War II. You kind of need to have read the other book in this series to get what's going on. This book is fast paced and surprising, and amazing when you consider it was written before the outbreak of the war.
March 31, 2011
#2 Tommy Hambledon never has a character returned from death so well, what a yarn!
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