Queen Victoria's Revenge

Tony Hawkin #2

by Harry Harrison

Vintage hardcover

Genres: Mystery, Audiobook, Thriller, Ebooks, Fiction

161 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey) was an American science fiction author best known for his character the The Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966), the basis for the film Soylent Green (1973). He was also (with Brian W. Aldiss) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group.

Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Chris Aldridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

A continuation of Montezumas Revenge this detective spy novel is not SF but still amusing and worth a read.

As a naturalised Scot (resident in Scotland since the age of 12) the way the author indiscriminately mixes up Scots Scotch and Scottish was quite amusing to me, but probably would be irritating to most Scots who have all had to suffer the stupidity of the English and their beloved Tory rulers. No wonder they want independence as democracy has failed them utterly.

[Gerard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh.

I picked this up having read The Adventures of a stainless steel rate decades ago. While it provides an interesting time capsule into 1974, since as the old Mobile Lounges at Dulles airport. Tonally, it sits somewhere between a farce (think Terry Pratchett) and a more serious spy novel (Iam Fleming) but misses on both counts.

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lighthearted and funny, Queen Victoria's Revenge is a riot. It may be loosely called a mystery, but it is definitely clever and fun. What could go wrong with Anti-Castro Cuban revolutionaries, Scottish separatists, Arab revolutionaries, Israeli covert ops and finally, an art historian/FBI agent all chasing a suitcase of money in the UK.

[Kevin Postlewaite · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit dated now -- it's actually quite fun to read a book where information went via phone calls and hand-carried courier. Things are so different now with cell phones and the Internet.

Basically, the book is a bit of a romp through England and Wales with bungling baddies and a bit of a mystery. Would be OK for younger readers since there's hardly any adult themes.

Thanks for the fun times, Harry!

[Richard Bush · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes it's dated but if you approach it as a period piece it is still an enjoyable little espionage/crime yarn. It's a pity that Harrison only wrote two books featuring his reluctant spy/FBI agent/art expert.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A caper / espionage book in the style of Graham Greene. Think Our Man in Havana.

[SciFiOne · Rating 3 out of 5]

1978 grade C