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The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading along with you initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
Please include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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Anyone that knows me, knows I am a huge conspiracy fan and The Apocalypse Watch by Robert Ludlum fits the bill.
I used to read a lot of World War II spy novels and I had a lot of Robert Ludlum’s books, but lost them when I moved the first time…
My 56
“You really don’t know talented actors. They can walk into a building looking like themselves, then reappear on the street as someone else. A shirt stuffed under their jackets, their trousers baggy, their walk different, and God forbid there’s a clothes shop inside.”
(Page 56 in my 1st edition hardcover, published in 1995)
Book Beginnings
The Alpine Pass, high in the Austrian Hausruck, was swept by the winter snow and assaulted by ht cold north winds, while far below, a valley sprouted crocuses and the jonquils of early spring. This particular pass was neither a border checkpoint nor a transfer post from one part of the mountain range to another In fact, it was not on any map issued for public scrutiny.
My question to you: Do you believe in conspiracies?
GOODREADS BLURB: American agent Harry Latham has penetrated the fortresslike mountain hideaway of the Brotherhood of the Watch, a neo-Nazi organization that was born in the days after the fall of the Third Reich. After three years in deep cover, and on the eve of his most spectacular success, Harry Latham has disappeared.
Drew Latham, Special Officer for Consular Operations in Paris, is frantic to discover his older brother’s fate. But when he receives the sudden good news that Harry has surfaced, gut-twisting doubts arise. Has Harry’s cover been blown? And if so, why has the Brotherhood of the Watch let him live?
For Harry Latham has emerged with an explosive list: the secret supporters of the movement, among them some of the highest-ranking officials in the United States and its allies, names synonymous with honorable service to their nations. It is a document that could topple governments — but is it legitimate? Can Drew Latham trust his own brother? The search for the truth about Harry — and the growing Nazi threat — will plunge Drew into a labyrinth of deceit and death. And whoever gets out alive holds the fate of the free world in his hands.
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My mom has a couple of his books, but I’ve never read him. I should though, it looks like it’s my pace.
Happy weekend!
I think my husband has this book in his collection. The opening, your 56 excerpt, and the trailer make me want to read it.
My Friday post features CHESTNUT STREET by Maeve Binchy.
This isn’t one I would normally pick up. But, I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
This sounds like a good one. I like the blue cover. Happy Reading!
I still like a good WWII spy novel and will have to add Ludlum to my list. This week I am spotlighting Project Elfhome by Wen Spencer – a linked short story collection. Happy reading!
Love your posts every week!! Very clever idea! Hope you will have a good weekend. Here’s my Friday Meets: http://marelithalkink.blogspot.co.za/2016/09/friday-meets-09-september-2011.html
Sounds really good!
Hmm sounds good. I haven’t tried his but sold a number of them when I worked at a book store. I do believe in conspiracies. I think a lot of the ones you see talked about are pretty ridiculous but doesn’t mean they aren’t true now and again…
I like Ludlum, but I haven’t read this one yet!
Check out my Friday 56 (With Book Beginnings).
What a fun 56, actors and actresses are magical like that. Thanks for sharing.