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Armistice Plot
The novel Armistice Plot begins at an archaeological site at Carchemish in 1914 as Edward Ware’s father and Leonard Woolley close down their dig in the face of war. As Edward peers into the tent at midnight he sees a dark-robed intruder brushing past the figurine of an ancient Hittite king that he and T.E.Lawrence excavated at Carchemish this summer in 1914.
Is this a spy sent by the Germans to steal the maps Lawrence is sketching for the British military? Edward first encounters the vamp who will haunt the rest of his life prowling among the finds, looking for the military maps that his fellow archaeologist T. E.Lawrence is drawing for the British government.
All during the ensuing Great War Edward must fight to keep the maps secret. Finally during the Battle of Damascus Edward and Lawrence defeat the Turks and make them sue for peace. They will sign the Armistice ending the war. But the vamp, though imprisoned in Damascus, escapes. Edward must chase her down.
There are hints that she is fleeing to join with the Austrian corporal, Adolf Hitler, who is beginning a new movement in Munich. Signs of a new war appear on the horizon though the first has just come to an end with an Armistice that isn’t worth the paper it is written on.
Is this a spy sent by the Germans to steal the maps Lawrence is sketching for the British military? Edward first encounters the vamp who will haunt the rest of his life prowling among the finds, looking for the military maps that his fellow archaeologist T. E.Lawrence is drawing for the British government.
All during the ensuing Great War Edward must fight to keep the maps secret. Finally during the Battle of Damascus Edward and Lawrence defeat the Turks and make them sue for peace. They will sign the Armistice ending the war. But the vamp, though imprisoned in Damascus, escapes. Edward must chase her down.
There are hints that she is fleeing to join with the Austrian corporal, Adolf Hitler, who is beginning a new movement in Munich. Signs of a new war appear on the horizon though the first has just come to an end with an Armistice that isn’t worth the paper it is written on.
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2018
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December 2, 2018
Amateurish
I did not enjoy this book. Edward Ware has got to be the stupidest and weakest-willed guy ever. How did he ever survive any battles let alone even one encounter with Fatineh/Helga? Don't understand what she or Dora saw in him. Plot holes galore, several spelling mistakes and a sudden fixation with the word plash (used in different tenses in the span of 2-3 pages). The author is Dora Benley? How? Why? Really, Ware's fiancee? She is writing about his various liaisons with Fatineh/Helga? In such gross detail? With such insight into everything he thinking? How many times will that dope declare he will not be fooled again, he will not fall for her tricks? Why did anybody trust him with anything let alone such important information? He walks knowingly into trap after trap. What a sap. Why Churchill or Lawrence just blithely ignore all of his "mistakes" and just let him or give more opportunities to what basically amounts to handing confidential info over to the enemy? Ware consistently and knowingly entering into sexual situations with an acknowledged spy must surely be treasonous? I mean how many times can his penis fall into enemy hands, among other body parts before someone, anyone notices a problem/pattern and says "hey, let's not give Edward anymore secrets". If something like this happened in real-life, we'd be speaking German for Pete's sake!
I did not enjoy this book. Edward Ware has got to be the stupidest and weakest-willed guy ever. How did he ever survive any battles let alone even one encounter with Fatineh/Helga? Don't understand what she or Dora saw in him. Plot holes galore, several spelling mistakes and a sudden fixation with the word plash (used in different tenses in the span of 2-3 pages). The author is Dora Benley? How? Why? Really, Ware's fiancee? She is writing about his various liaisons with Fatineh/Helga? In such gross detail? With such insight into everything he thinking? How many times will that dope declare he will not be fooled again, he will not fall for her tricks? Why did anybody trust him with anything let alone such important information? He walks knowingly into trap after trap. What a sap. Why Churchill or Lawrence just blithely ignore all of his "mistakes" and just let him or give more opportunities to what basically amounts to handing confidential info over to the enemy? Ware consistently and knowingly entering into sexual situations with an acknowledged spy must surely be treasonous? I mean how many times can his penis fall into enemy hands, among other body parts before someone, anyone notices a problem/pattern and says "hey, let's not give Edward anymore secrets". If something like this happened in real-life, we'd be speaking German for Pete's sake!
December 29, 2018
This book was action filled but a little shallow on character development. Everyone seemed slightly one-sided and I felt like I figured out the end well before I got part way through the book. I didn't know that there were more books with some of these characters and maybe it would have been better if I started with the first in the series.
October 8, 2018
Throughly enjoyed this book
December 8, 2018
The first few chapters were so confusing. Poor, Edward, I wasn't sure if he was weak or the vamp aka the spy was so strong, she keep the child as a hook. The whole story appear to be keeping the maps away from Hitler. It took them to Santa Fe New Mexico and thru Europe, hiding the maps as they traveled. Dora the author, was the girl friend of Edward and unaware of Edwards affairs with the vamp. It got more confusing as the book finished. I keep looking at the last page, thinking that I missed something.
I know this is a series, but I don't think I will read the rest.
I know this is a series, but I don't think I will read the rest.
October 23, 2018
This is a very engaging book. It started out very odd and I considered putting it down. There are several errors within the timeline in the book itself, especially regarding the child Leopald. The first several chapters also made me wonder if this was supposed to be historical fiction or a semi-erotic book. After I pushed through that the book just made me want to keep reading. There is nothing spectacular and the book is often predictable but like I said, it just made me want to keep reading. Overall, not a bad book.
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