The Double Traitor [Paperback]

E. Phillips Oppenheim (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Oppenheim tells a good story - a little romance, a little adventure - turn of the century tales of success and failure, gain and loss. A best-selling British author, E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) published over 150 books and countless magazine stories between 1884 and 1946. While most often identified as a mystery writer, Oppenheim's novels range from spy thrillers to romance. All of them have, however, an undertone of intrigue.

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898750962
• ISBN-13: 978-0898750966
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,147,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good vintage mystery --Pre-WWI Spy story, August 22, 2009

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Fool for Books "Fool" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Double Traitor (Kindle Edition)

This is not as good as The Great Impersonation, but was still a very good read. Takes place in London prior to WWI and involves German spies active in Britain. I recently read a non-fiction account of how the war began, and this book gives a very similar picture of British attitudes toward the possibility of war. You'll learn a lot of history, get a suspenseful spy novel, and find a satisfying love story as well.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars History through fiction, May 8, 2009

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Double Traitor (Kindle Edition)

if you're like me and enjoy learning about history through the eyes of fiction, this book is an interesting and enjoyable read. Written after the outbreak of WWI, it covers what people knew about how the war started, but then plays on the suspicions and xenophobia of people towards others. A bit simplistic, but a good read that likely struck a responsive chord at the time. Read in that context.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Elegant Age, January 18, 2001

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Tom Goodwin (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Double Traitor (Hardcover)

The Double Traitor is an espionage novel set in the days leading to the first World War. It presents a fascinating picture of the political mindset of the day to go along with the twists and turns of the story. It was a gentler time (at least in fiction), and the prose and characters have an elegance rarely found in more modern fiction.

E Phillips Oppenheim was a prolific author, and I have enjoyed many of his novels. Another excellent book from WWI era is The Great Impersonation. Most often, Oppenheim books must be found in the dusty recesses of used book stores (or bibliofind or abebooks one the net), so it is nice to see a new printing available.