Silent Coup: A Diana Hunter Thriller [Paperback]

Joan Francis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2008

When private investigator Diana Hunter inherits her Uncle Bennett's hidden fortune, she also gets his secret files and his enemies. With no knowledge of Bennett's clandestine past, Diana is bewildered when she is pursued by a shadow organization using the powers of the Patriot Act. Branded a terrorist, Diana is legally defenseless and realizes she can only save herself by uncovering Bennett's double life. She learns Bennett was in Germany in 1933, witnessed Hitler's seizure of power, saw German democracy lost and friends killed. His decision to remain there as a spy immersed him in a world of espionage that did not end with the defeat of Germany. Bennett's darkest secrets lead to a poisonous legacy that oozed out of defeated Fascism and still festers today in our country's hidden halls of power. If Diana is to survive she must use her investigative skill, her talent for disguise and a few close friends to expose a conspiracy at the highest levels of our government.

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About the Author

Joan Francis is a licensed private investigator and owner of Francis Pacific Investigations. She has also worked as a newspaper reporter and is author of a previous Diana Hunter mystery, Old Poison. She spent her childhood in small mining towns and camps in the western United States and in South America with her family and mining engineer father. Moving from place to place, she attended fifteen schools before graduating with a B.A. in history from the University of Washington in Seattle. Married with three grown children, she and her husband now live in a secluded valley of the Tehachapi Mountains in California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: Lobathian Publishers (November 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982137001
• ISBN-13: 978-0982137000
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,128,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Joan Francis is a licensed private investigator and has also worked as a librarian and a newspaper reporter. She spent her childhood in small mining towns and camps in the western United States and in South America with her two sisters, mother, and mining engineer father. Moving from place to place as her father opened up new mine sites, she attended fifteen schools before graduating with a B.A. in history from the University of Washington. Married with three grown children, she and her husband now live in a secluded mountain valley in California.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read., January 10, 2010

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R. Ridgway "Author Reggie Ridgway" (bakersfield, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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Another great read by the talented Joan Francis. It is a real page turner with history and action wrapped up for your enjoyment. Like her other book Old Poison, I was reintroduced to Diana Hunter a private investigator who this time is envolved with a more personal mystery. She finds she is an heiress to more than property but knowledge that people in high places would kill to get. She is pursued and framed and threatened and has to again use her wits and 007 like tricks to elude her pursuers who would like to see her in Guantanamo bay in chains. I liked how the book also follows the exploits of her heir who takes us to Pre WWII Germany and we are witness to the rise of Hitler. Please read this book and tell all of your friends if they like a fast paced and richly written thriller in the genre populatized by writers like Sue Grafton.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and Educational, March 16, 2009

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Rita Reader (Tehachapi, CA) - See all my reviews

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I learned a lot while reading this book. It was a wonderful way to strengthen my understanding of history and be thoroughly captivated while doing it. The story was exciting and entertaining. The characters were interesting and likeable. I appreciated the way their conversations flowed and sounded natural and plausible. This is a book I'll probably read again some time.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yummmmmmy, March 6, 2009

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Jean nasser (Tehachapi, calif.usa) - See all my reviews
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I personally read your book while it was here in my office and found it to have everything I want in a book. It has a story that is interesting and holds my attention throught the whole book. It had some funny spots, some sad spots and some very exciting/tension building moments where I was on the edge of my seat and a really thought provokeing theme.
I thouroghly enjoyed reading it. I could hardly put it down and when I was at work the characters and story kept comeing to mind in the middle of my day. I cant wait to read the next one and will be looking for the first one at the book store soon.