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A vanished Nazi scientist, a lost Tibetan artefact, a desperate race against time
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1937, Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule.
1941, Heinrich Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of concentration camp prisoners, to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS.
Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair thought he knew his grandfather, but when he stumbles upon the old man's lost diary he's astonished to find that the gentle Anglican clergyman was a decorated hero who had served in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise for him. Sewn in to the endpaper of the journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism.
This simple discovery will launch him on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. There are some who will kill to find that which is lost, and although he doesn't know it, Saintclair holds the key to its hiding place.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Doomsday Testament
The name really has the ring of a classic thriller, and it does not disappoint in that respect. If you go back through my other reviews you will find them interspersed with thrillers, I usually read them as a break between Historical fiction, a little light sorbet of a book, something that is fast and does not tax the brain.
This book is not a light sorbet; it is too packed with pace, action and great characters. The plot is complex and there is a great use of time slip to draw the reader deeper and deeper into the plot.
All of this could give the reader just your average thriller, and throw your usual "Best read since the Da Vinci code" type comparison, but it's not like that.
James Douglas (AKA Douglas Jackson) brings to bear his considerable depth of writing skill from his historical fiction to give his characters flesh and breath and life and make them people you feel and care about, he add that ability for intrigue that now defines his roman series to give the thriller its depth and to hide the plot twists that most thriller writers still telegraph so badly, and then finally because he is used to writing within the bounds of Historical fiction adds a level of reality to his thriller. Given that so many thrillers suffer from the super hero factor its fantastic to see a normal guy as the lead.
This is a fantastic read, I highly recommend it to all, and look forward to James Douglas making another foray into the thriller world.
(Parm)
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1937, Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule.
1941, Heinrich Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of concentration camp prisoners, to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS.
Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair thought he knew his grandfather, but when he stumbles upon the old man's lost diary he's astonished to find that the gentle Anglican clergyman was a decorated hero who had served in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise for him. Sewn in to the endpaper of the journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism.
This simple discovery will launch him on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. There are some who will kill to find that which is lost, and although he doesn't know it, Saintclair holds the key to its hiding place.
Doomsday Testament
The name really has the ring of a classic thriller, and it does not disappoint in that respect. If you go back through my other reviews you will find them interspersed with thrillers, I usually read them as a break between Historical fiction, a little light sorbet of a book, something that is fast and does not tax the brain.
This book is not a light sorbet; it is too packed with pace, action and great characters. The plot is complex and there is a great use of time slip to draw the reader deeper and deeper into the plot.
All of this could give the reader just your average thriller, and throw your usual "Best read since the Da Vinci code" type comparison, but it's not like that.
James Douglas (AKA Douglas Jackson) brings to bear his considerable depth of writing skill from his historical fiction to give his characters flesh and breath and life and make them people you feel and care about, he add that ability for intrigue that now defines his roman series to give the thriller its depth and to hide the plot twists that most thriller writers still telegraph so badly, and then finally because he is used to writing within the bounds of Historical fiction adds a level of reality to his thriller. Given that so many thrillers suffer from the super hero factor its fantastic to see a normal guy as the lead.
This is a fantastic read, I highly recommend it to all, and look forward to James Douglas making another foray into the thriller world.
(Parm)
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1937, Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule.
1941, Heinrich Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds of concentration camp prisoners, to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS.
Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair thought he knew his grandfather, but when he stumbles upon the old man's lost diary he's astonished to find that the gentle Anglican clergyman was a decorated hero who had served in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise for him. Sewn in to the endpaper of the journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism.
This simple discovery will launch him on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. There are some who will kill to find that which is lost, and although he doesn't know it, Saintclair holds the key to its hiding place.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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An expedition into the Himalayas as part of the Nazi search for their Aryan roots leads to the discovery of a tremendous secret. The wartime journal of an old man, found dead by his grandson, opens doors to a dangerous hunt. Lost artworks, underground bunkers, the mummified corpses of slave workers, mad Nazis and even madder government agents... this is Indiana Jones without the Fedora and another one of those books which appears to be doubling up as a ready-made screenplay for (hopefully) some quick-fire adventure film in the near future.
The book is no great work of literature (though there are some good bits of writing interspersed) and the plot is quite predictable on the whole, but that does not take away from it the entertainment value... There is enough there to keep the reader wondering what the next move will be and the pace is steady... It's an adventure!
The book is no great work of literature (though there are some good bits of writing interspersed) and the plot is quite predictable on the whole, but that does not take away from it the entertainment value... There is enough there to keep the reader wondering what the next move will be and the pace is steady... It's an adventure!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not a book to buy if you have other plans because once you start reading this book you will not want to put it down.
You quickly come absorbed in the character of Jamie Saintclair, his life changed forever, when, following the death of his Grandfather, who he had always thought of as "dotty old granddad who would not hurt a fly", he discovers his grandfather's secret past serving with the SAS in the Second World War.
Jamie and new found girlfriend Sarah Grant are taken on a tour of mystery and intrigue across Europe and beyond. Some of the horrors of World War 2 are carefully entwined and re-lived by them through his grandfathers journal.
Each chapter seems to end in a few words which grip you and make you think, one more chapter, I will just read one more, several chapters later and the day has passed so you may as well continue and finish the book.
Looking forward to reading many more books from Mr James Douglas.
You quickly come absorbed in the character of Jamie Saintclair, his life changed forever, when, following the death of his Grandfather, who he had always thought of as "dotty old granddad who would not hurt a fly", he discovers his grandfather's secret past serving with the SAS in the Second World War.
Jamie and new found girlfriend Sarah Grant are taken on a tour of mystery and intrigue across Europe and beyond. Some of the horrors of World War 2 are carefully entwined and re-lived by them through his grandfathers journal.
Each chapter seems to end in a few words which grip you and make you think, one more chapter, I will just read one more, several chapters later and the day has passed so you may as well continue and finish the book.
Looking forward to reading many more books from Mr James Douglas.
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It became more unbelievable as it progressed.
I'd worked out the twist in this story, almost as soon as it was apparent. One of the characters is most definitely not who they appear to be. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Mr. M. Levine
There's something missing
This book started well, but the further I got into it the more I found it a unbelievable. It reminded me of the early Bond films - one set piece followed by another, and you just... Read more
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Average but enjoyable thriller.
I have a feeling that I have read a different book from some of the other reviewers. Either that or the only other fiction that they have read features Roger Red Hat as the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by A. Willmer
Not bad, but better out there.
This is another book about those naughty Nazis doing things they shouldn't do, a secret journal revealing a lost artefact that could change the world and a present day race against... Read more
Published 8 months ago by B. Peyton
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Published 9 months ago by james eves
five star read
this book has everything intrigue, excitment,lots of action and a little gore thrown in just enough to keep it realistic, good details, and grt characters, the author takes the... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bryan Johnstone
A fine first thriller from a well-known author!
James Douglas is the pseudonym of a well-known historical fiction writer, Douglas Jackson. I'm a big fan of his superb Roman novels - Caligula (Roman Trilogy 1), Claudius (Roman... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kate
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