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Hour of the Assassins
To prevent the rebirth of one of the cruelest regimes in history, an ex-CIA agent goes Nazi hunting in master storyteller Andrew Kaplan’s riveting thrillerIn the hell of Auschwitz, the devil was named Mengele. His atrocities were unspeakable, and among his victims were the wife and child of a man named Wasserman, who was forced to watch them die. Mengele survived the war, disappearing into hiding in South America, and Wasserman ran too—fleeing to America to make a fortune in pornography. Now he is dying of cancer, but before he goes, he wants to see Mengele dead. To hunt the evil doctor, he recruits John Caine, an ex-CIA agent whose time in Vietnam gave him his own close-up view of evil. Seeking the Angel of Death in the jungles of South America, Caine discovers a sinister conspiracy code-named Starfish and realizes that Mengele is only the beginning.
368 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
Andrew Kaplan
28 books138 followersAndrew Kaplan is the author of two spy thriller book series: SCORPION and HOMELAND, as well as three earlier novels, DRAGONFIRE, HOUR OF THE ASSASSINS, and WAR OF THE RAVEN, which was selected by the American Library Association as one of the 100 best books ever written about World War II. A former freelance journalist and war correspondent, he covered events around the world and served in both the U.S. Army and the Israeli Army. His work has been called “a gold standard for thrillers” and has been translated into twenty languages, topping bestseller charts around the world. Recently three of Amazon’s top 20 thrillers at one time were Scorpion books: SCORPION BETRAYAL, SCORPION WINTER and SCORPION DECEPTION. In addition, he is the author of the runaway international bestseller, HOMELAND: CARRIE'S RUN, an original prequel novel based on the award-winning hit television series. HOMELAND: SAUL'S GAME is his second HOMELAND novel.
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October 13, 2021
Cardboard characters, a rather dumb ex-CIA agent, an unbelievable escape from an Amazon Jungle anthill prison. This had it all, and was just one difficult read for me. Oh, and did I mention our ex-CIA agents mission was to find and kill Josef Mengele the “Angel of Death.” There were about 4 chapters in this book that were interesting. The rest were a total bore. An early book by this author, an author that I had read and given high marks for more recent books. This was a chore to put it mildly!
August 24, 2016
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They made love on the living room carpet, tearing off their clothes from the minute she opened the door to him. She climaxed in a wild series of shudders, arching her back and moaning his name over and over, her long fingernails digging into his buttocks. Later they relaxed over sandwiches and chilled Chablis on the balcony overlooking the beach. The ocean breeze rustled the fringes of her long hair as they ate, her serious blue eyes never leaving his face. Once she reached over and touched his cheek and even now, here in the jungle, he could still feel that soft, almost imperceptible touch, as though it had left a permanent scar.
“I thought I would never see you again,” she said.
“I’m like the bad penny that always turns up,” he shrugged.
“Are you a bad penny?” she asked, her eyes serious and intent, as though she were asking him to tell her fortune.
“Not for you,” he said and they both looked away for a moment, knowing that it was a commitment.
“Why me?” she asked thoughtfully.
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They made love on the living room carpet, tearing off their clothes from the minute she opened the door to him. She climaxed in a wild series of shudders, arching her back and moaning his name over and over, her long fingernails digging into his buttocks. Later they relaxed over sandwiches and chilled Chablis on the balcony overlooking the beach. The ocean breeze rustled the fringes of her long hair as they ate, her serious blue eyes never leaving his face. Once she reached over and touched his cheek and even now, here in the jungle, he could still feel that soft, almost imperceptible touch, as though it had left a permanent scar.
“I thought I would never see you again,” she said.
“I’m like the bad penny that always turns up,” he shrugged.
“Are you a bad penny?” she asked, her eyes serious and intent, as though she were asking him to tell her fortune.
“Not for you,” he said and they both looked away for a moment, knowing that it was a commitment.
“Why me?” she asked thoughtfully.
(c)
February 12, 2011
Imagine James Bond had no sense of restraint. This is that kind of spy book. Brutal and beautiful.
October 25, 2018
This is an exciting World War II adventure taking you from Hollywood to the depths of the Amazon jungle. Join John Caine as he searches for Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi "Angel of Death." Caine doesn't know who can be trusted as he gets deeper and deeper into the pursuit and the danger. The scenes in the Amazon jungle are riveting.
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