Blood Winter (Coronet Books) [Paperback]

William Patrick (Author)

Book Description

Series: Coronet Books | Publication Date: March 19, 1992

Set in Berlin during 1917, this spy thriller tells the story of how British Intelligence sent an American doctor to investigate rumours that the Germans have developed a new biological weapon that could turn the tide of the war. The author has also written "Spirals".

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In the grim winter of 1916-17, just before America officially joins the Allies in WW I, undercover British agents prowl Berlin, trying to verify a rumor that the Germans have developed a deadly strain of infectious disease for use as a weapon. Also involved in the search is Eli Gordon, an American physician whose life has been torn asunder by the death of his young daughter. His investigation leads to a German colonel, head of the chemical armaments ministry, who recently died in bed with a beautiful young woman. The mystery woman proves to be an Allied sympathizer, a researcher at the Institute for Infectious Diseases who has made a secret medical breakthrough and who also knows the truth about the Germans' supposed secret weapon. She and Gordon must escape Germany with their knowledge before the British recklessly unleash chemical weaponry with potentially disastrous consequences. This well-done thriller closes with an unexpected and properly dark surprise. 35,000 first printing; $35,000 ad/promo; BOMC alternate.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

This brisk medical thriller, set in Germany in 1915, is as dark and distinctive (and as violent) as its title. Patrick, author of Spirals (LJ 8/83), has crafted another complex plot crowded with characters. Ira Gordon, an American surgeon sent to Berlin by the British Secret Service to investigate German chemical disease warfare, encounters a beautiful researcher who has created a crude form of penicillin at Berlin's Institute for Infectious Diseases. If she can survive the attempts on her life by German Intelligence, her discovery will revolutionize modern medicine. Meanwhile, Winston Churchill, Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty, plots to stem the German's tide of disease before it wipes out Western Europe. A challenging book for Robert Ludlum, Ken Follett, and Clive Cussler fans.
- Joyce Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Coronet Books (March 19, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034055875X
• ISBN-13: 978-0340558751
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,770,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood winter, July 18, 2001

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Christopher Hosking (Cincinnati, Ohio. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Winter (Hardcover)

I was looking for some light reading, and while the dust jacket description was silly, I read the book because I enjoy the WWI period, especially from the German side. The author kept the action moving, each chapter ending with a scene which reminded me of the old 1930's serials, except I didn't have to wait a week to find out what happened next. The pace of the action was fast, intelligent, and seamless. I wish Mr. patrick had written more. He is far above some of the action dribble I have tried to read, for example, Jeffery Archer. If you enjoy a good "spy novel: with lots of action, and a well thought out story line, I recommend this book.