The Seventh Secret (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Irving Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1986 | Series: G K Hall Large Print Book Series

Every week a tall, attractive, older woman named Evelyn Hoffmann make her regular visit to the bustling downtown district of West Berlin....Irving Wallace, whose books have sold over 200 million copies, is one of the most widely read authors in the world. His best-sellers include The Chapman Report, The Prize, The Man, The Word, The Second Lady, and, The Miracle.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Though the prose is flat and the dialogue often tedious, Wallace (The Chapman Report, The Man) transforms a bizarre and incredible situation into the linchpins for a convoluted "spi-fi" thriller. Eminent Oxford don Sir Harrison Ashcroft, on the verge of proving that Hitler did not die in the bunker, is murdered in Berlin. His daughter, Emily, continues this quest. Her life is endangered but she has new and unexpected protectors: Rex Foster, researching the vainglory of Nazi architecture; Nicholas Kirvov, curator of a Soviet art museum; and Tovah Levine, Mossad agent. The four prove a tough match for a coterie of neo-Nazis conspiring to perpetuate Hitler's image and obscure the details of his death. The true story of Hitler's last hours is revealed in counterpoint by Eva Braun, who has indeed survived. Now known as Evelyn Hoffmann, she has another secret: she and der Fuhrer had a child. Having created this situation, however, Wallace fails to exploit its explosive consequences, and the narrative sputters out without making much of an impact. January 13
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

The possibility that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun did not commit suicide in 1945, but rather survived to perpetuate the Third Reich into modern times, has long intrigued historians and novelists alike. In this taut, fast-paced novel, the evidence rests on a Hitler-style painting of a building not constructed until 1952, a blueprint of an enormous underground bunker supposedly built by slave laborers in the final days of the war, and the activities of an elderly German woman called "The Merry Widow," reputed to be Braun herself. The plot is Wallace at his best, as the line between fact and fiction blurs, and the reader begins to believe. Marcia R. Hoffman, M.L.S., American Hoechst Corp., Somerville, N.J.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 474 pages
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co (December 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816141487
• ISBN-13: 978-0816141487
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #752,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!!! Wake up wondering if it's real!, September 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Seventh Secret (Signet) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've searched all over for this book because it's out of print. Read it, when you go to bed at night, you'll expect to read about it in the morning newspaper. It's soooooo realistic you will be back in time and experiencing Hitler and the war. It's not a historical novel but fiction written so well you will definitely think you are there! It's addictive and one of the reasons readers love to read! Enjoy!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What might have been, October 11, 1997

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This review is from: The Seventh Secret (Signet) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is an excellent read and a damn scary proposition. Hitler and the Third Reich alive and plotting world domination? Taut, exciting and compelling. Thank god it could not be true.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irving Wallace's best novel, February 12, 2009

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C. Mathieu "waldenpond88" (Worcester, MA) - See all my reviews

Emily Ashcroft goes to Berlin where her father died under mysterious circumstances while finishing his biography on Hitler.
She uncovers a horrible secret...

Although this is just a novel, it's extremely compelling and unpredictable. Wallace obviously did quite some research for this book which makes it even more fascinating to read.

This is a lot better than "Fatherland" by Robert Harris which I read also. I always wondered over the past 23 years since "The 7th Secret" has been published, why it never has been filmed. After all, "Fatherland" has been filmed and is not nearly as interesting.

10 stars!