The Deadly Embrace: A World War II Thriller - Softcover

Mrazek, Robert J.

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9780143038375: The Deadly Embrace: A World War II Thriller

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ISBN 10: 0143038370 ISBN 13: 9780143038375

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2007

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Arriving in London to join the staff of SHAEF in the aftermath of a massive Luftwaffe bombing attack, Second Lieutenant Liza Marantz teams up with Major Sam Taggart on a mission to protect D-Day plans and investigate the murders of two high-ranking officials' mistresses. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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Robert J . Mrazek is a former congressman from Long Island, New York. He is the author of two previous novels, Stonewall�’s Gold and Unholy Fire, both about the Civil War. He divides his time between upstate New York and Maine.

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Navy veteran and former New York congressman Mrazek (Stonewall's Gold; Unholy Fire) sets his latest historical mystery in blitz-ravaged London as it unknowingly serves as a strategic staging ground for D-Day. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower and his staff are putting the finishing touches on Operation Overlord—the long-awaited invasion of France—whose details are perhaps "the most important secret" of the war. Among those charged with keeping the secret from the Germans are Women's Army Corps Lt. Elizabeth (Liza) Marantz, a brilliant forensic pathologist and " 'stunningly beautiful girl," and her boss Maj. Sam Taggart, a former New York City homicide detective. Before you can say June 6, corpses of attractive young women with access to top secret information begin turning up. Liza and Taggart set out to discover if the murders have any connection to the invasion plan, but no one wants them to succeed: British authorities meddle with evidence, and their own bosses take them off the case. Mrazek vividly evokes the mood of a war-weary England, and Liza is a refreshing if occasionally na�ve heroine. While most of the secondaries are broad stroke, and the plot and the pacing are uneven, Mrazek plans and executes a clever entertainment. (Feb.)
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