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The Last Post
Weeks after the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, a newly-assembled unit of military prisoners must locate and rescue a platoon of soldiers lost within the forests of Germany - a Dirty Dozen-style mission aimed at making up for their indiscretions and clearing their names. But what begins as a standard, if dangerous, mission soon leaves the members of the rescue team lost amidst horros beyond their imaginations . . .Praise for THE LAST "If you like THE KEEP by F. Paul Wilson, weird war stories, or really, horror novels in general, you will thoroughly enjoy THE LAST POST by Jim Dietz. It's clear Dietz has done his research -- every detail rings true -- and that makes this darkly brilliant historical novel of the macabre even more entertaining." -- Mark McLaughlin, author of BEACH BLANKET ZOMBIE and co-author of MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL
200 pages, Paperback
First published November 8, 2012
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July 7, 2015
I felt the suspense in this story, more than I've felt about any story in a long time. It seemed to be heading towards some kind of momentous ending, after disappearances, mysterious allies and adversaries (apparently from different times in history, some alive and then apparently long-dead), strange deaths which might have been suicide, and eerie dreams.
I felt a bit let down by the ending, though. Nothing was really wrapped up or explained - I'd have liked some kind of conclusion to the stories of the standing stones, of who (or what) Wells was, of what kind of thing was haunting the squad, of where the French squad had come from, and of what the nature of the Keltwald was,
In terms of the editing of the book itself, it feels as if the author could have benefited from at least a decent copy editor; there are a plethora of grammatical, spelling, and continuity errors in the text. Normally, such a thing would have really detracted from the story to me, possibly to the point of giving up, but the story was intriguing and compelling enough to see me through to the end.
I felt a bit let down by the ending, though. Nothing was really wrapped up or explained - I'd have liked some kind of conclusion to the stories of the standing stones, of who (or what) Wells was, of what kind of thing was haunting the squad, of where the French squad had come from, and of what the nature of the Keltwald was,
In terms of the editing of the book itself, it feels as if the author could have benefited from at least a decent copy editor; there are a plethora of grammatical, spelling, and continuity errors in the text. Normally, such a thing would have really detracted from the story to me, possibly to the point of giving up, but the story was intriguing and compelling enough to see me through to the end.
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