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All That I Have
Sep 22, 2024 5:20 AM

Author:Laurent Joffrin

All That I Have

On a moonlit night in 1943 an Indian princess was parachuted in to occupied France to join the Resistance as a radio operator code-named Aurora. Daughter of a Sufi mystic, she had declined the Special Operations Executive firearms training because she did not want to kill anyone - yet she landed in Brittany knowing that she had a 50 per cent chance of arrest, interrogation and torture by the Gestapo, and death - which for captured agents could sometimes not come soon enough.

But the Nazis have to catch her first, and she has work to do in the meantime, together with a growing involvement with John Sutherland, a British Commando serving alongside her. It is his voice that tells the story of the months that follow as he and Noor travel to Paris to join the Prosper network and participate in their own parts of the resistance. And as if escaping arrest and fighting the occupying forces is not enough, Sutherland has been told that there is a traitor in the network, and he must find out who it is before they are all betrayed. And yet, maybe London wants the betrayal...

Reviews

'One of the most dramatic stories of espionage, divided loyalties, and sacrifice to emerge from the D-Day landings.'

—— Good Book Guide

'Combining war and tragic love story...This amazing true tale reads like a high-tension thriller from beginning to end'

—— The Good Book Guide

A first-class police procedural

—— Independent on Sunday

The real test of thrillers of this kind is whether you want to spend more time in the detective's company. I certainly do

—— Sean French , Independent

Mankell's long, subtle, involving novel could turn you to crime

—— Daily Telegraph

A page-turning caper filled with well-timed surprises...there is also the saving grace of Reacher's deadpan humor -as when he is sawing with a motel key at a captive's rope bindings. "Don't you have a knife?" the man asks. "I have a toothbrush,! Reacher responds. "That won't help," the captive says, to which Reacher retorts: "It's good against plaque."

—— Wall Street Journal

With Child, you can always count on furious action - and a damned good time.

—— Miami Herald

Masterful writing and storytelling...Child makes it look effortless...If there were such a thing as a writer-magician, Lee Child woud be the face above the cloak.

—— Washington Post

Child always puts his heart into the elaborate quasi-military operations he cooks up for Reacher...But there's something even more chilling about those lonesome hours spent riding the Interstate, watching the rundown family farms and commercial strip malls and topless bars go by.

—— International Herald Tribune

Will leave the legion of Reacher addicts satisfied but craving for their next fix.

—— Irish Independent

The most satisfying of all 17 thrillers in the series. The unfolding of events nudges along at just the right rate... toward an authentically gripping climax.

—— Toronto Star
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