The Greek Key [Paperback]

Colin Forbes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1989

"He will be assassinated - the general took the decision last night." Murder - committed over forty years ago, is the detonator which triggers off Tweed, Paula Grey and Newman in their quest for The Greek Key. On Exmoor live three former Commandos who raided the island of Siros during World War 2. What is the secret which binds the trio in a state of terror years later? When agent Harry Masterson is found dead in Greece, Tweed marshals his forces, including the ruthless, cynical Marler, to hunt down the killer. But what is the connection linking Athens with Exmoor and an unsolved murder case over forty years old? What part is played by the mysterious Christina? And why are so many terrified of identifying The Greek Key? Trapped in a vortex of violence and death, Tweed begins to uncover a diabolical plot to destroy detente. As time runs out, only Tweed can neutralize catastrophe - if he isn't already too late..."Colin Forbes 'has no equal'" - "Sunday Mirror".

Product Details

• Paperback: 567 pages
• Publisher: Pan Books (August 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330307061
• ISBN-13: 978-0330307062
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,316,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cold War thriller that still piles on the suspense!, September 24, 2000

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Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Greek Key (Paperback)

In 1944, three British Army Commandos commit a brutal murder in Cairo. Forty-three years later, the crime is still unsolved, save for one detective's obsession with the case. Then in Greece, British MI6 agent Harry Masterson is pushed off a cliff and dies. When the commandos learn of this, they are in a state of terror. The Greek underground communist movement has united with Russian anti-Glasnost followers and use the commandos as a British contact, much to their fear. What is their motive? Russian President Gorbachev is due to meet with Western heads of state in the UK, and it seems that an assassination attempt is threatened. Who can stop the conspiracy? Why, enter Britain's best secret agents Tweed, Paula Grey and Bob Newman. Tweed and Paula travel to the county of Somerset in England to investigate the commandos and some grisly murders on isolated hills linked to the wife of one. Newman and the UK's best marksman Marler travel to the Greek island of Siros and also Athens to investigate a secret communist underground hideaway and how it is linked to MAsterson's murder and Gorbachev's potential downfall. The story may seem dated now, but the action and intrigue never stop until an explosive climax in the UK. The locations are well described and created. Siros is fictional, but it brought back memories of our vacaction in Corfu, another real Greek island which Siros is based on in part. And of course, Tweed and Paula get to eat and drink in the best pubs and restaurants! Hugely entertaining.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling Murder Mystery, September 17, 2000

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A Reader (Bexley, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Greek Key (Paperback)

The Greek Key is one of the BEST books I have ever read. It is not just a murder mystery, it is a MURDERS mystery; more than one murder occurs. The way Colin Forbes sets up the story is fabulous! The detectives Robert Newman, Marler, Paula Grey, Tweed, Pete Neild, and Robert Butler are out to solve two murders that took place 40 years ago (with respect to the year 1987, I think). They end up having to find the murderer of two people who were killed during their investigation. If I say anymore I may give too much away, but please read the book!! I highly reccommend this book, I have read it five times. It is gripping, page-turning, chiller. Anyone in the mood for an EXCELLENT mystery, should definetely read it.