The Valhalla Exchange [Hardcover]

Harry Patterson (Author), Jack Higgins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1977

This is the electrifying WWII bestseller from the master of the game. On the 30th April 1945, Russian radar reported a light aircraft leaving the vicinity of the Tiergarten in Berlin. But who was on board, and where was the plane going? Berlin was in ruins as the Russians moved relentlessly towards the concrete bunker where the Nazi administration was in ruins. But one man, Reichsleiter Martin Bormann, Adolf Hitler's secretary and eminence grise had a daring plan to escape. Far away to the sout-west, at Schloss Arlberg above the River Inn, five prisoners of war were contemplating their fate. Would they be murdered by their captors or liberated by the Russians? Unbeknown to them, Bormann has is own plans. They are about to become part of a mystery that has fascinated the world for over sixty years. What exactly did happen to Bormann and his prisoners?

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Another first rate page-turner from Jack Higgins, a writer at the peak of his power' Daily Express 'Open a Jack Higgins novel and you'll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers ! first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action.' Sunday Express 'Higgins is a master of his craft.' Daily Telegraph 'A thriller writer in a class of his own.' Financial Times 'The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.' Daily Mail --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jack Higgins was a soldier and then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. 'The Eagle Has Landed' turned him into an international bestselling author and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. Many of them have also been made into successful films. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stein & Day Pub (March 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812819322
• ISBN-13: 978-0812819328
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,300,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of Higgins but still quite enjoyable, March 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Valhalla Exchange (Hardcover)

Although the subject is'nt that original and the plot seems to be at times far fetched and not very beliveable the story is still quite enjoyable.

PS. The Finnish SS-men who appear in the book were in reality discharged from the Waffen-SS in Spring 1943 and not in 1945 but I understand that Patterson/Higgins had to bend the facts a bit to include the Finns in the book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a story to read for a lot of times wherever you are & whenev, July 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The VALHALLA EXCHANGE (Paperback)

altough I don't like some books of J. Higgins that are about the IRA, the story is as good as "The Eagle Has Landed" which is one of the best books I've ever read. Higgins tells the story in a way that you feel it's true. Especially the name of Bormann and his real life story makes you curious if the events really took place. On the other hand, the love story in the book is very affective and roses are the main reason that you cannot forget the story for days&nights. I've read this book for a few times as I've read The Eagle Has Landed and there are only few books that I've read and read, like Cussler's Night Probe or Tolkiens Ring story or Philip Kerr books

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good read for World War II buffs, October 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Valhalla Exchange (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a good read for World War II buffs. I hope there's a movie. I first read this book back in the mid-1980s. The premise is that Martin Bormann, Hitler's private secretary, and convicted war criminal at Nuremburg, (in absentia), in Bolivia. Nobody knows where he went so why not South America? After all, after World War II, the safe havens for the Nazis were Argentia, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and ironically enough, the United States. Men in their eighties have been denaturalized and deported. Even if they were low- level Nazis. Is Martin Bormann dead or alive? We may never know. It was only discovered that Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi Angel of Death, had drowned in Brazil in 1979. That was accomplished with DNA fingerprinting. Erich Priebke, an SS officer, was arrested in Argentina and brought back to Italy to stand trial for a massacre in caves outside of Rome.