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A review by pia_de_e
The Traitor by Sydney Horler
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Traitor was first published in 1936, and is a perfect example of the times. It takes us from the First World War to the years before World War II, when Europe was full of rumors of war. It has spies, double spies, beautiful women and a bit of romance.
It starts with Captain Clinton, who is tricked into giving the enemy military plans that will have disastrous consequences for England during the war. Seventeen years later Bobby, his adopted son, comes very close to committing the same mistakes.
What is amazing about this book is that it is as easily read in 2015 as it surely was in 1936. Even though almost 80 years have passed since it was first published, it is as actual as any of the mystery & thriller books that we read now. It may seem a bit quaint at first, because the prose is very much in the 30's style: everybody is polite and well spoken, there's no gore, blood, sex or unnecessary descriptions. but after the first pages, I guarantee you will be hooked and won't stop until you finish the book.
The Traitor was first published in 1936, and is a perfect example of the times. It takes us from the First World War to the years before World War II, when Europe was full of rumors of war. It has spies, double spies, beautiful women and a bit of romance.
It starts with Captain Clinton, who is tricked into giving the enemy military plans that will have disastrous consequences for England during the war. Seventeen years later Bobby, his adopted son, comes very close to committing the same mistakes.
What is amazing about this book is that it is as easily read in 2015 as it surely was in 1936. Even though almost 80 years have passed since it was first published, it is as actual as any of the mystery & thriller books that we read now. It may seem a bit quaint at first, because the prose is very much in the 30's style: everybody is polite and well spoken, there's no gore, blood, sex or unnecessary descriptions. but after the first pages, I guarantee you will be hooked and won't stop until you finish the book.