Customer Reviews

Hess Cross

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The story revolves around a plot to kidnap Enrico Fermi from his lab at the University of Chicago.
The book starts out quite good but as all the plot elements come together the story becomes
very hard to believe. The actions and assumptions of the characters begin to lose credibility as the story
progresses.
The book is well written - the story flows nicely and there is plenty of action.

I am very surprised that I have not seen any reviews for this book. And admittedly it sat on my shelf for several months. I am only 3/4 finsihed with it but none-the-less the plot is very intriguing. We are told of Nazi-party member Rudolph Hess and his crossing to England in 1942. Was he "mad" or was it all a ploy? Ultimately the drama leads to Chicago. At this point the story really envelopes and becomes interesting to me. It is almost a combination of the "Untouchables" and a spy-thriller. Is Thayer from Chi-town? Because his description of the city is very accurate and I found this very interesting. He illustrates street names, restaurants, neighborhoods that someone from the area can appreciate. Well done.

Other tags you find in the book: Enrico Fermie, atomic fission, University of Chi. Chicago Police, U-boat. Nazi party, commandos, "underworld".

I still have to finish reading but I doubt the remainder will disappoint.