Dead Ground

by Gerald Seymour

The politics of East Germany return to haunt Tracy Barnes, seeking revenge on the secret policeman who, years earlier, murdered her lover, as she finds herself drawn into a bigger and deadlier design of vengeance

Genres: Thriller, Audiobook, Espionage

675 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Gerald Seymour (born 25 November 1941 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British writer.

The son of two literary figures, he was educated at Kelly College at Tavistock in Devon and took a BA Hons degree in Modern History at University College London. Initially a journalist, he joined ITN in 1963, covering such topics as the Great Train Robbery, Vietnam, Ireland, the Munich Olympics massacre, Germany's Red Army, Italy's Red Brigades and Palestinian militant groups. His first book, Harry's Game, was published in 1975, and Seymour then became a full-time novelist, living in the West Country. In 1999, he featured in the Oscar-winning television film, One Day in September, which portrayed the Munich Olympics massacre.
Television adaptations have been made of his books Harry's Game, The Glory Boys, The Contract, Red Fox, Field Of Blood, A Line In The Sand and The Waiting Time.

Reviews

[Jan Norton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book I have read by the author. This is a spy novel. Don’t get into it very much. Might try the author again.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Atypical of Seymour's style-much takes place in the minds of the watchers and waiters, the pursuers and pursued. Suspenseful, with an interesting treatise of post-Wall Germany, with the demise of the Stasi and aftermath of their repressive and paranoic control of the citizenry.

[Bev · Rating 4 out of 5]

En titled "The Waiting Game" in Australia.

[Bert Mcferrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am becoming a fan of Gerald Seymour. His stories are believable and very exciting to read.