3.95 avg rating — 13,121 ratings

"Dark, complex, compelling - I really cared for the main character and was caught in the most suspenseful mood since I read Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith. It gives insight into the sheet madness of ideologies in Europe in those prewar years. "

3.93 avg rating — 46,847 ratings

"This book was just so much fun to read. I am not sure it fits in with this particular list, but it happily kept me turning pages and checking my encyclopedia to update and verify my history - way before the easy days of Google."

3.91 avg rating — 14,691 ratings