- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Headline; First Edition edition (2 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755300564
- ISBN-13: 978-0755300563
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 512,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Guts and glory' Front magazine (Front magazine )
'Extraordinary... Extremely well written with real depth of character' Bookseller (Bookseller )
'This brilliantly plotted novel is well researched and impossible to put down...The result is WWII from a fresh perspective' Historical Novels Review (Historical Novels Review )
'Based on a true story, this classic page-turner revolves around treachery in wartime Britain' Times Play (Times Play )
'Extraordinary... Extremely well written with real depth of character' Bookseller (Bookseller )
'This brilliantly plotted novel is well researched and impossible to put down...The result is WWII from a fresh perspective' Historical Novels Review (Historical Novels Review )
'Based on a true story, this classic page-turner revolves around treachery in wartime Britain' Times Play (Times Play )
The Historical Novels Review, December 2002
This brilliantly plotted novel is well researched, and impossible to put down...The result is WWII from a fresh perspective.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Traitor has an interesting plot -- A British secret agent is captured by the Nazis and, in a decision some considered to be treason, acts out of love and strikes a bargain with his captors. The deal is that in return for his wife who is interned in a concentration camp, the agent agrees to lead a clandestine unit of the SS called the British Free Corps. However, while the author has created an interesting premise and credible characters, the plot didn't move along at a brisk enough pace and the amount of action was somewhat limited for my taste. Further, Walters got too bogged down in describing the motivations for what seemed like every move and thought of the main character. All in all, I'd rate The Traitor as "fair." It is not a bad book; it's just not a book I'd recommend that you rush out to read.
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ever since Rudopf Hess turned up in Scotland there have been non-fiction books, novels and documentaries about British fascists and quasi-fascists. Disappointingly this novel fails to come up with any new ideas on the subject. The cover claims that the book is as exciting as 'Fatherland', but that thriller was sustained by a genuinely interesting premise and setting (a Nazi-occupied Britain twenty-five years on). Sadly, this novel is not. There are also too many implausibilities, not least the 'deal' that kicks off the action. Finally it suffers from excessive length. A thriller has to VERY good to sustain interest over 600+ pages.
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Too long. Too silly. Too Boys' Own mixed with Dad's Army (except that that might be a lot better). If you believe that all Germans are strutting Nazis (except for the one in ten that has a heart of gold under the swastika), and that all Brits are decent Tommies and right-on officer material (apart from a few dodgy blighters), then this book is for you. On the other hand, if you have a brain.....
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Sheer brilliance!! One of the best books I have ever read.
This has great characters, a good plot and is a real page turner.
Published on 12 Aug 2005
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Guy Walters has unfortunately created characters that seem to have stepped out of a 1930s Boy's Own ripping yarn. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2005 by Tim62
Grrrrrrreat!
At the time of purchasing this book I was just getting into World War 2 and had starting to find it interesting. This book has only enthralled me more. Read more
Published on 13 April 2003
Familiar Nazi hocum
Robert Harris famously said that 'Swastikas sell'. These probably won't. The cover of 'The Traitor' would have us believe that it is as compelling as 'Fatherland', but this only... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2002
First Class
I purchased this book believing it to be non fiction. After deliberation I read it and couldn't put it down. Description, plot, realism - I couldn't fault it. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2002 by Kevin Lillie
British Nazis! Who would have believed it?
A rip-roaring, nail-biter of a read, based on one of the most curious footnotes of the Second World War. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2002
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