The Devil's Handshake

by murray-davies

It is January 1943, and a small SOE department is given the only significant task of its short existenceto redeem the organization in Churchills eyes by assassinating Hitler. Finding the right man for this mission proves impossible, until the departments junior officer himself volunteers. Dropped into Bavaria, disguised as a wounded German officer, he is forced to kill a suspicious village policemanthus putting the ruthless detective Jger on his trail

656 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 2013

Reviews

[Greer Andjanetta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A surprisingly good story which starts out slow but rises to a captivating (no pun intended) conclusion. Very realistic in its portrayal of life in Germany during WW II and of the politics and petty rivalries that abound in government agencies and armed forces. The eventual outcome of the plot is known in advance by virtue of history but the description of the development of a plot to assassinate Hitler and the portrayal of the lives of the people involved makes for a highly entertaining story.

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot, of a British agent inserted into Germany in mid-1943 in order to assassinate Hitler, works well despite the obvious lack of success, but the facile explanation as to why in the final couple of pages totally destroys any goodwill left to the author for some shortcomings in the earlier 650 pages. The assassin, the setup and the wartime detail are credible, the sabotage and indifference of careerist British intelligence officers isn’t but it’s the seemingly inevitable “agent falls in love with German” subplot that really irritates

[Nadia Yusof · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its very interesting, just makes you wanna flip the pages faster and dying to know what's going to happen next, up to a point where you just don't want to put it down.

If you're on an island, relaxing on a hammock with the breeze blowing your face and munching on sugar cane...this is a must book to read.

[Julie Kellner · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was interesting but at time a bit drawn out but nevertheless still a great read