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Epitaph
Following a dangerous string of clues, Riskin finds himself in hot pursuit of a little-known World War II criminal named Dr. Petoit, who, after promising sanctuary to hundreds of fleeing Jews in occupied France, led them to death in his own home. As Riskin uncovers his friend's own guilty part in these crimes, he himself comes face to face with the ultimate evil.
319 pages, Paperback
First published June 5, 2001
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January 23, 2020
Although this is undoubtedly a good book I recommend it with reservations due to the heinous nature and violence of the many crimes. The book starts off slow so I was really unprepared for this development so if you are bothered by senseless violence, you should probably skip this.
January 8, 2023
The idea was good and I enjoyed the first 40 pages but then it got so wordy and tedious with so many unnecessary descriptions that I ended up skimming the rest of the book. I'm glad I finally finished after holding onto the hard copy for over 20 years!
January 19, 2010
I believe I found a new author! A great storyline about a 70+ year old man who has largely given up on life. His partner from a previous detective agency dies and leaves him a legacy...a box of junk which contains notes from a "big case" he was working on. Many elderly people are moving to Florida but are never found. It all ties in to one of the most horrible villains I have ever read about. The author makes you cringe as the narrator walks into situation after situation that make your blood jump. Great suspense! I could not put it down!
November 1, 2014
This was a slim volume of only 280 pages. Neverthless, it only really got started for me on p. 212, when one of the characters that former private eye William had tracked down, opened up about the villain Dr. Petoit and what he had done during WW2. Up until p. 211, the novel was difficult to follow (at least for me) and understand what William was doing and why. He miraculously discovers the culprit in FL and seeks retribution. The last 68 pages did not make up for me the confusion of the first 211, so I give it only a rating of 4 out of 10.
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February 22, 2014
I found that the author could be a little wordy at times and tended to explain a passage a few pages after the fact so that at times I thought that I missed something. However it was nice to see the main character was someone in his seventies.
February 21, 2009
Wow, very well written, very different. It's not a "Nice" story but . . Well I don't know how to describe it, it was just fascinating.
July 30, 2010
Slow moving.
January 5, 2013
Not my favorite by James Siegel. Very disjointed.
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