THE RAINBOW AFFAIR - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (13) Thirteen [Unabridged] [Paperback]

David McDaniel (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace Books; 1ST edition (1967)
• ASIN: B002EZUCB6
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,068,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars More in-jokes than you can shake a stick at, November 13, 2005

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Joseph A. Admire (Manassas, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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David McDaniel, the best of the official "Man from U.N.C.L.E." authors, loved in-jokes and sly references, and he really goes wild with them in this offering. As the book is set in England, he has Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin cross paths with virtually every great hero and villain of British mystery and spy fiction (whether on print, small screen or big screen) then existing as of the 1960's. About the only one that seems to be missing is James Bond himself, and maybe McDaniel did toss him into the mix and I just missed it. :)

Plot, as with most MFU novels, is simple; Napoleon and Illya have to go after a famous English robber that Scotland Yard stuffily denies even exists, but whom Thrush is _very_ interested in recruiting. One curious thing about McDaniel's books I just realized, though; Napoleon doesn't seem to do much in the way of romancing, aside from the occasional flirtation, in any of the six books he published for the series (Dagger, Vampire, Monster Wheel, Rainbow, Utopia and Hollow Crown Affairs). This seems an odd oversight for a writer who otherwise had his finger placed so squarely on MFU's vital pulse.