Goering's List [Mass Market Paperback]

J.C. Pollock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 1995

Almost fifty years after World War II, the art collectors who own the spoils of Nazi plunder are targeted by a ruthless international terrorist, and CIA counterterrorist Micke Semko begins a deadly game of cat and mouse. Reprint. PW. K. NYT.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

"Goering's list" (with names of the present owners of many art treasures missing since World War II) is the only legacy from a former SS man to his son in 1992. The son--a former member of the Stasi, the East German police force, now a most-wanted terrorist known as Dieter--immediately puts the information to use funding operations for his secret organization. Despite the considerable Mossad and CIA resources focused on him and his known associates, Dieter plans and executes a series of daring art robberies in New York and Britain. A CIA contract man and a female Mossad agent--each for their own personal and organizational reasons--are teamed to stop Dieter. The Russians, who have a long-standing interest in the list, join the fray. This action-packed thriller by a former intelligence officer and author of Centrifuge (Dell, 1992) and Payback (Delacorte, 1989) is a candidate for the summer vacation reading list.
- V. Louise Saylor, East Washington Univ. Lib., Cheney
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

A tough-as-nails Delta Force vet who freelances for the CIA teams up with a Mossad lovely to hunt down a ruthless terrorist known only as Dieter in a twisty, to-the-ends-of-the-earth technothriller from Pollock (Threat Case, 1991; Payback, 1989, etc.). A sometime member of East Germany's secret police, the chameleon-like Dieter obtains from his late father (a former SS major) a roster of those to whom the Nazis sold stolen art treasures during WW II. To raise the millions he needs to revive the Red Army Faction, Dieter tracks down the surviving owners, killing them and selling their illicit masterpieces on the international black market. His murderous exploits on two continents soon put Langley, Tel Aviv, and Moscow on the renegade Stasi officer's trail. Leading the manhunt is Mike Semko, a fortysomething hard case who has a personal score to settle with Dieter. Semko is reluctantly paired with Rachel Sidrane, an American-born Israeli citizen who knows her way around fine art-- and modern weaponry. As the odd couple tracks Dieter along his corpse-strewn way from N.Y.C.'s Upper East Side to rural England, Paris, and beyond, they begin to realize there's rather more to Goering's little list than their duplicitous masters have told them. Nor do Mike and Rachel know until late in the game that the SVR (the KGB's successor) has dealt itself in. They persevere, however, and eventually corner Dieter, gunning him down in a spectacular shootout at his lair deep in the Black Forest. Slam-bang action (including a high-noon car chase through Midtown Manhattan), technical detail that attests to the author's familiarity with state-of-the-art hardware, wide-ranging plotlines that are kept under firm control, and characters of above-average complexity--all make for a vastly entertaining exercise in haute hokum. -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Dell (November 5, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440205190
• ISBN-13: 978-0440205197
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #970,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slam-dunk!, January 10, 2001

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This review is from: Goering's List (Mass Market Paperback)

While I had some trouble first getting into the book due to the myriad of characters, I liked the plot concept, so I perservered. I was not disappointed. Once I was able to get all the characters straight, this was non-stop action with an ending that delivered! The characters were believeable and not so glam damn perfect as to be boring. Even the romance angle was well-written. Hats off to JC Pollock for a tightly written suspenseful gripping trip through an often written about genre! I will look for more of Pollock's work as this book was entertaining, complicated, and intelligent. Much better than a Clancy novel!! Kudos Pollock!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent thriller., March 19, 2000

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This review is from: Goering's List (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved this book -- an excellent example of this genre. Characters were believable (within the context of this genre) -- likable, not too perfect, & basically good-hearted. Interesting plot, good pacing, satisfying ending. I recommend this book highly.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Fiction, April 17, 2002

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John G. Hilliard (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goering's List (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a fun and fast paced World War 2 based current day book that actually works. The author has the CIA, the Mossad and the Stasi all after some old masters that were stolen by guess whom? The author has done a good job here, the characters are well developed and there are enough sub plots to keep you interested but not to overwhelm the central story. I was concerned with the number of people running around, maybe dropping a few would have done the book good and the biggest issue I have is the love story. Why have this in the book? It is not needed, rushed and just done poorly. Overall I thought the book was above average and interesting.