Emerald Decision

by David Grant

A modern-day historian investigates a proposed Nazi invasion of southern Ireland in 1940 that leads him into as much danger as his father experienced defeating the plot during the war.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Espionage, Horror Thriller, Action

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Pixie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intensely well-written story about a hidden part of WW2 history connected to a cover-up about spying, minefields and submarines, and nazi connections to southern Ireland (Eire). The storyline is quite intriguing even if some of it is complete fabrication,but it had enough 'real factors' to make it credible. The character development was a little rudimentary but the general plotline was sufficiently complicated to compensate for this. A jolly good read if you like your history somewhat fictionalised, and a rather sudden moot ending leaves you wondering!

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting story but let down by a completely unrealistic plot line.
Without giving too much away, various parties believe that an agreement between the UK and Eire will not be signed if events from the second world war are revealed.
First of all the idea that something that happened over 40 years before during a war would have any influence on a modern day political agreement is nonsense. Second, the events that happened could easily be portrayed in a way to strengthen ties between the two countries.

[Caralyn Rubli · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very confusing. Two stories, one following the father, one following the son. Both are called by their last name, which is the same. Everyone the dad deals with, the son deals with. I had to keep going back to check whose story I was reading.

[Nick · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF Deadly slow, disconnected pieces of multiple stories. The pieces may all come together nicely at some point, but we all died of boredom before that.

[Joseph Kincaid]

Writing as David Grant
(Read during Valley Hope)

[Don · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring. Really outdated in both the actual era this story was flipping between (1940 and 198?) and the quite sadly dated jargon used as even the Wall in Berlin had yet to disappear at the time of this book being written.

Yes, I could see where the invasion of Ireland by the Third Reich could had pretty much been it for Britain and especially early in the war. The I.R.A. involvement wouldn't have surprised me in the least. As they (the Irish for good reasons) do not like the British for past aggressions. If you're not Irish please check your History Books kiddies.

I gave the story Two Stars on the strength of making my gray matter ponder the possibility the siege of Britain may had happened in this fashion. Hitler was too worried about trusting Stalin in 1940 and the Americans had yet been forced into the conflict of World War Two with a False Flag 'We Let It Happen'. Shades of the Gulf of Tonkin incident to make war in Vietnam.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

dependably steady paced but not the greatest thriller ever written