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SS-GBNovel
Len Deightonstandalone novel1978
Alternate history and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in big city.
“Archer's investigation collides with occupation politics, the British resistance, and rival factions of the SS and the German Army, each wanting the case to go a different way.”
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Lucifer BoxSeries
series3 books2004
Spy thriller and historical fiction, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in early 20th century.
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Bomb LightSeries
series1 book2024
Set in eastern europe.
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The Dark FrontierNovel
Eric Amblerstandalone novel1936
Set in europe.
“One source says it was actually written as a spoof of the all-capable, semi-superman-type heroes current in pulp fiction at the time.”
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Gravity's RainbowNovel
Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1973
Literary & general and postmodern, challenging in tone, set in europe.
“The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military.”
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The Napoleon of Notting HillNovel
G. K. Chestertonstandalone novel1904
Satire, whimsical in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.