- Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (Sep 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345370732
- ISBN-13: 978-0345370730
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 2.8 x 17.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 611,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As the world trembles with the approach of World War II, a woman dies at the hands of Hitler's henchmen. Her murder forever changes her lover, Francis Scott Keegan, a relentless anti-Nazi mercenary, who becomes locked in a desperate cat-and-mouse game with the Third Reich's perfect spy, a man of a thousand faces. In an arena that encompasses presidents and gangsters, spies and sirens, the deadly present and the dark past, Keegan pursues his elusive quarry into the cutting edge of world events--and into the secret inner workings of a terrifying mission known only as "27."
"The best book of its kind since THE DAY OF THE JACKAL...Edge-of-the-seat stuff."
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"The best book of its kind since THE DAY OF THE JACKAL...Edge-of-the-seat stuff."
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
William Diehl has done it again, 27 is one of the greatest works of historical fiction I have read. The book is certainly able to rival works by Frederic Forsythe, but what really gets me is that you are left wondering 'Did this actually happen?'
The book is set in Germany on the brink of the Second World War. Hitler and his associates have hatched a plan that could change the course of history, they could stop America entering the war, dooming the allies to be overrun by the iron fist of Nazi Germany. Only one man could stop this plan coming through, an American named Francis Keegan.
The research that has gone into this book is breath taking, Diehl literally transports you into Nazi controlled Germany leaving you believing you are with Hitler in Eagles Nest or with Keegan in Berlin. Diehl takes you through many famous and beautifully described areas of Germany and America during many historically significant moments. The plot is a roller coaster ride with many twists and turns full of thrills and chills that will leave you reading long into the night.
William Diehl has created a wild ride of action and suspense that is written with such clear detail it will leave you tearing through the pages as though your life depended upon it. In my own opinion this is one of the unsung heroes in Diehl's repertoire of books.
Basically this is one of the best fiction books I have read in a long time.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is awful. It is awful in heroic proportions: the plot is ridiculous, the characters are unconvincing, the writing is turgid and childlike. The whole event is riddled with histoical howlers, which suggest that Diehl's research on pre-war Germany was probably limited to watching a few bad movies.
It is rare that I come across a book that I hate so much and which I actually finish; in normal circumstances I would have flung it to the floor in disgust. In this instance however, I was trapped without anything else to read and so I ploughed through the whole ghastly nonsense. It was torture.
Weak, badly written, infantile, clogged with steroetype, uncompelling in every way. The characterisation of the bad guys, Hitler included, is a hoot; they are all just too beastly, whereas the characterisation of the good guys is equally preposterous.
This is a book so bad it should never have been published.
It is rare that I come across a book that I hate so much and which I actually finish; in normal circumstances I would have flung it to the floor in disgust. In this instance however, I was trapped without anything else to read and so I ploughed through the whole ghastly nonsense. It was torture.
Weak, badly written, infantile, clogged with steroetype, uncompelling in every way. The characterisation of the bad guys, Hitler included, is a hoot; they are all just too beastly, whereas the characterisation of the good guys is equally preposterous.
This is a book so bad it should never have been published.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
You don't breathe a lot when you read a Diehl novel.
16 July 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
William Diehl was a gunner on a B-17 (or B-24?) during WWII, flying over France and Germany. He was shot down and rescued by the French underground so he definitely writes from both experience and imagination in this book.
This, my favorite Diehl novel, is set in the churning years of World War II. Originally published with the title "27," it's out now under "The Hunt."
Master disguise artist/actor Johann Ingersoll is commissioned by Hitler to destroy the defenses of the United States. The plot is lethal, relentless, ruthless and already in motion -- the scope and details of the mission known only to someone known as "27"...
Diehl is a master at creating villains that can hold their own among the most heinous in literature. Johann Ingersoll is the cruelest, most insidious and most romantic of them all... If you liked Aaron Stampler (in PRIMAL FEAR, etc.), you'll shudder at Johann Ingersoll...
Read a book by William Diehl and come away stunned by his power and energy. It's like riding a twister--you'll sail high, fast, wide and land hard. But if you treasure the best in writing and in story telling, and love to watch a skillful wordsmith at work weaving unforgettable characters into storylines swift and deep, you'll love every moment. Seldom will you find more powerful writing.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Simply the best spy novel ever written
2 May 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
As a person who has read everything by Ludlum, LeCarre, Cussler, et al. there is no doubt in my mind that espionage novels reached an all time peak with this novel. Diehl has made himslef the king of the genre with this novel.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The hysteria of a true fanatic
29 Sep 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"The Hunt", or "27" as it is on my bookshelf, is a story of a fanatical Nazi, sent on an extraordinary quest to commit mass assassination in the U.S.A., and is chased by another fanatic (this one on our side), who is determined to stop him.
It's a chase story - and, like all Diehl books (with the exception of "Reign In Hell") it's well plotted, well written, and populated with over-the-top characters who conduct themselves with, well, fanaticism.
Yep, these two guys are way over the top, and they're fun. Dastardly Dan being chased by Dudley Do-Good. The blood flows faster than the Colorado River, and in quantities which make even that roaring river seem like a dry creek bed. The body count's right up there with the national road toll, and the detective work's compelling.
There are a number of books Robert Ludlum will have read and thought to himself "I would love to write a book like this one day". However, Ludlum and James Patterson both write as though they attended the same School of Shonky Writing, so he never will.
"The Hunt" or "27" is fun. You'll like it.
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