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A Gathering of Spies [Import] [Paperback]

John Altman (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 356 pages
Publisher: Fourth Estate; aFirst Edition First Printing edition (2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 184115525X
ISBN-13: 978-1841155258
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (91 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,709,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars a superb read, January 23, 2001

Kip "goodrottie" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Gathering of Spies (Hardcover)

reminded me of early Ken Follet with Day of the Jackal overtones. I read this one straight through. Not quite as good as Black Cross but an excellent novel. Hard to believe this is Altmans first novel. An exceptional talent.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved The Book!, January 5, 2001

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This was one of several books I got at Christmas, and it did not disappoint. As a fan of the genre, I think Altman is a welcome new addition. This spy book is definitely NOT the same old, same old. I couldn't put it down once I started it. Bravo!

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5.0 out of 5 stars style and intrigue, November 28, 2000

chuck m. (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews

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I bought this book on a friend's recommendation and wasn't disappointed. It's full of intrigue, an old fashioned page turner! The antogonist, Katrina, is like a latter day Charlie's Angel, butworking for the bad guys. It would make a great movie.

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2.0 out of 5 stars "Newt Gingrich" gave this 5 stars. Need I say more?
I listen to books when I walk and thus it has been for this turkey; otherwise, in book form, would have tossed it early on. Read more

Published 21 hours ago by Mark Twain

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
I read this great spy book in two sessions. Very, very captivating read. One comment I have is that Mr. Altman used a very uncommon word on page 91. Read more

Published 2 months ago by RON

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed reaction
Am I the only person who noticed a strong resemblence to Ken Follett's Eye of the Needle? German spy gets hold of important, war-altering intelligence and destroys everything and... Read more

Published on August 9, 2006 by Silly Sister

3.0 out of 5 stars Altman's debut thriller is quite average..
John Altman's debut thriller is a spy story set in the midst of World War II. Two very unlikely spies converge when the German "sleeper" awakes when she discovers the Manhattan... Read more

Published on May 12, 2005 by Peter LaPrade

1.0 out of 5 stars Laughable.
This book gives a new meaning to the term "page turner" -- I couldn't wait to finish it (mainly because I have an obsessive/compulsive habit of finishing any book I start, even if... Read more

Published on September 14, 2004 by Nosluap

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow Reading -- Boring
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Published on July 26, 2004 by S. Brown

1.0 out of 5 stars Stole the plot from Le Carre
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Published on March 27, 2004 by Michael Beatrice

4.0 out of 5 stars a fine thriller!
spies, violence, nazis, and intrigue!
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Published on December 25, 2003 by T. A Molina

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! A third time!
Like his later books, this debut was a corker! As always, stories and characters are immensely alive, well-plotted, and consistently engaging; John Altman is simply very, very... Read more

Published on July 30, 2003 by C. Workers

4.0 out of 5 stars So much potential
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Sir John, Katarina Heinrich, Herr Admiral, Double Cross, Los Alamos, Military Intelligence, War Office, Herr Reichsleiter, New York, Whitley Bay, Catherine Danielson Carter, Clive Everett, Herr Hagen, Herr Beck, Sister Abigail, Colonel Fredricks, Eleanor Lewis, Scotland Yard, Flamborough Head, Richard Carter, Tom Bradley, Andrew Taylor, Aston Martin, Fritz Meissner, Heil Hitler

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This book cites 3 books:

Moscow Station: How the KGB Penetrated the American Embassy by Ronald Kessler in Front Matter
George Eliot: Woman of Contradictions by Ina Taylor on page 86
Criminal Investigation by Charles Swanson on page 251

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Deception by John Altman in Front Matter, and Back Matter
Beyond Bond: Spies in Fiction and Film by Wesley Britton on page 228
The Watchmen by John Altman in Front Matter

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