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5.0 out of 5 stars
luxembourg run
at ten, a silent and observant little boy already fluent in half dozen languages, was being dragged through the capitals of Europe by his diplomat father.at twenty, in the midst of the troubled 60s, he abruptly disappears from his Ivy League college-to be reborn as Jan van Zee. at thrirty, he is cruelly betrayed and left for dead by the syndicate-now he's out for...
Published on November 4, 2005 by bev brown
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Good start, feeble conclusion
The often reliable Stanley Ellin seems unable to follow through on a sturdy revenge premise here. The first half of the book sets up the protagonist's betrayal by his fellow criminals; when he miraculously comes into a large fortune, we are prepared for a "Count of Monte Cristo" style masquerade and ingenious trap-the-trappers finale. Alas, as soon as our hero shows up...
Published on October 22, 2008 by Norman Brenner
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Good start, feeble conclusion,
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This review is from: The Luxembourg Run (Mass Market Paperback)
The often reliable Stanley Ellin seems unable to follow through on a sturdy revenge premise here. The first half of the book sets up the protagonist's betrayal by his fellow criminals; when he miraculously comes into a large fortune, we are prepared for a "Count of Monte Cristo" style masquerade and ingenious trap-the-trappers finale. Alas, as soon as our hero shows up (disguised) in his old haunts, inquiring about his previous persona, the villains panic and kill each other off without even a last word or a shock-recognition-regret scene. A lot of careful scene setting and plotting goes totally to waste by the end.
5.0 out of 5 stars
luxembourg run,
By bev brown "bev" (lone pine,ca) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Luxembourg Run (Hardcover)
at ten, a silent and observant little boy already fluent in half dozen languages, was being dragged through the capitals of Europe by his diplomat father.at twenty, in the midst of the troubled 60s, he abruptly disappears from his Ivy League college-to be reborn as Jan van Zee. at thrirty, he is cruelly betrayed and left for dead by the syndicate-now he's out for revenge. he reverts back to his real identity and returns to America to claim his inheritance to execute a vengeance against three bosses. the climax is shocking
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The Luxembourg Run by Stanley Ellin (Mass Market Paperback - April 12, 1979)
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