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To Kill the Truth
(Maggie Costello #4)
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Someone is trying to destroy the evidence of history's greatest crimes.
Academics and Holocaust survivors dead in mysterious circumstances. Museums and libraries burning. Digital records and irreplaceable proofs, lost for ever.
Former White House operative Maggie Costello has sworn off politics. But when the Governor of Virginia seeks her help to stop the lethal spiral of ki ...more
Academics and Holocaust survivors dead in mysterious circumstances. Museums and libraries burning. Digital records and irreplaceable proofs, lost for ever.
Former White House operative Maggie Costello has sworn off politics. But when the Governor of Virginia seeks her help to stop the lethal spiral of ki ...more
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Michael Stadler
Not really, just a good yarn. No comparison to factual events.
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What do you do if you have unlimited wealth, opportunity and are able to exploit weaknesses around the world? Why of course you delete history - or at least the parts that you don’t agree with.
This somewhat far fetched plot line - which relies on fundamental flaws in building and IT security around the world - is the latest complex case that Maggie Costello is involved in, at considerable personal risk to herself, and with deepfake revelations about her private life.
Even though far fetched, ther ...more
This somewhat far fetched plot line - which relies on fundamental flaws in building and IT security around the world - is the latest complex case that Maggie Costello is involved in, at considerable personal risk to herself, and with deepfake revelations about her private life.
Even though far fetched, ther ...more
Excellent turn the page thriller, ideal for holiday reading, well written and intelligent with an appealing female protagonist. The story, which feels horribly plausible, centres around a fight to stop the burning of the 12 Alexandria libraries around the world and the destruction of their digital records, thus destroying the historical record, so for example all records of slavery and the Holocaust. Without history does a country exist, or conversely is it set free from all the historical "bagg
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This book is a bit of a mishmash, and not nearly as good as his columns in the Guardian! The heroic Maggie Costello is apparently indestructible and gets into, and out of, situations otherwise familiar only in James Bond films, with a rather facile "happy ending". But there is a scary and dark aspect to this book - what if the purveyors of lies and fake news really did have the capacity to destroy the accumulated history of the world? That doesn't bear thinking about.
I don't quite know how to feel about this book. I did really enjoy it and thought it was a really good book (hence the rating) but I couldn't help but feel like something was missing. However, I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Despite this, I did enjoy the book though the descriptions of the books and libraries burning hurt the historian in me. I would definitely recommend this book as it depicts something that could very easily become a reality.
Undoubtedly well written in the Thriller novel genre with factual elements credited in the post script, but somehow a bit predictable and with a nagging potential flaw: how quickly does a book burn? With chapters following a dateline to the nearest minute, the action suggests an unrealistic 'WOOF' and they're gone!
Fantastic book. Who is destroying all the books and why? Not limited to one country or one historical event. This book will keep you turning the pages as the twists unravel making your assumptions wither away. I have already recommended this book to others and will be looking out for other books by this author.
One of these sneaky serials that doesn't declare itself in advance. You get that sinking feeling when they refer to past events that evidently the reader should know, then it hits you - this is number 17 out of 32 rote novels churned out in 6 weeks (or something). I'm making it policy - stop reading and 1-star review for any author / publisher who plays that game. Grrr
Terrific page turner of a book based on a wonderfully wicked premise ie getting rid of the worlds history. Fortunately ,unlike in To Kill the President which I did enjoy a lot there was less politically correct posturing about the President based in Trump. I don’t want a lesson when I read I just want a fun book. Looking forward to the next in the series very much.
Oct 08, 2019
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This is one of the most gripping works of fiction I have read for a long time. The storyline at first seems as rediculous as a sci fi plot, but gradually becomes more credible as the story unfolds. It would make a great film or TV series.
A page turner that keeps your gripped from the beginning to the end. No pretence of high brow here - just a modern day thriller set against the backdrop of fake news and how this could so easily play out....
I had no idea this book was part of a series until I logged it into Goodreads so I probably missed some nuance here and there, but that being said I think it worked pretty well as a stand-alone story and would make a great Netflix mini-series for sure.
Historical documents are being destroyed.
The basic idea for this book was interesting, but the writing was stodgy - a good edit (reducing the length by 50%) would have made this a better book.
Overall rating 1.5.
Reading time around seven hours.
The basic idea for this book was interesting, but the writing was stodgy - a good edit (reducing the length by 50%) would have made this a better book.
Overall rating 1.5.
Reading time around seven hours.
An interesting read centred on the truth and advantages gained by denying or deleting it.
History is what is written down. What if you destroy the records?
An exciting novel that plays well in the current climate of "fake news" and denial of the obvious truths!
History is what is written down. What if you destroy the records?
An exciting novel that plays well in the current climate of "fake news" and denial of the obvious truths!
First of the Maggie Costello books for me - maybe should have started at 1 but still a good tans alone story - frightening real storyline that could well come true! But a good book for keeping you interested and entertained throughout.
Did not - could not - finish this book. The premise was just too ridiculous.
Really enjoyed this as I’ve read the previous one with Maggie Costello.
This book of the author is not as interesting as the earlier ones. Not worth a read.
In the age of Trump and white supremacy, this was disturbingly possible.
The cover looked interesting and I'm glad I judged a book by its cover. An interesting read, which caused me to stop and think, what if this happened in the real world
Yeh, it was OK
I'm a fan of Sam Bourne in both his guises...
Another Sam Bourne page turner that had me gripped. Somewhat far-fetched but a nevertheless thought-provoking and intelligent poolside/fireside companion
Dec 04, 2019
Jerad Zimmermann
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Fun but kind of silly.
A really interesting premise that the world would be better off without its history so someone starts to destroy libraries and archives. A frightening prospect. Love Sam Bourne books.
Good for a page turner. 2.5 stars
Started strong, but seemed to get stuck on the same event for a good 200 pages!
Interesting story.
Page turner which is pertinent to the time we live in.
Excellent premise but got a bit silly in the last quarter of the book
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