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"Dangerous Nazi Ex-Internees Roaming New Zealand.' NZ Truth ... Peter Fraser was our greatest prime minister on the international stage. He proved it as World War Two was ending and he played a major part in shaping the United Nations. In the process he made enemies. He is back in New Zealand, where a plot is under way to kill him. If it is successful, New Zealand's influence on the international stage ends and the country descends into chaos, a divided country ripe for international manipulation. Former detective Dan Delaney returns from sitting out the war in Italian and German prison camps. All he wants is a peaceful life with his refugee bride, but his old boss Inspector Biggart needs his help, his staff disbanded by Fraser and Nazi internees released from Somes Island. The hunt for would-be Nazi assassins takes them into Wellington's black market underworld, a defensive Italian fishing village and an upmarket yachting haven. Prodded by the Commissioner of Police, Dan reluctantly involves his wife in a dodgy cabaret scene, as Nazis are killed and British and Soviet spies Dan has previously clashed with arrive to assist a suspected American undercover operation. Dan and his wife risk their lives as they race to identify the threat before a prime minister refusing security is struck down"--Back cover. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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From this central theme, the novel, THE PLOT TO KILL PETER FRASER, rises. His making of local enemies and the existence of a plot to kill him by would-be Nazi assassins, appears to be fictional, although, it's so cleverly inserted into the facts about the ex-Prime Minister it's hard to know for sure without doing the research. As with the earlier novel mentioned above, the historical setting and the interweaving of fact and fiction is seamless and absolutely fascinating.
Dan Delaney has returned from the first novel as well. In the first he was a Temporary Acting Detective, seconded to Special Branch, the forerunner of the Security Intelligence Service. Here he's seeking a quiet life with his refugee bride, until he, and his wife, are dragged into active service by his old boss, and things start to get very complicated. Nazi assassins, British and Soviet spies, American undercover operations, Cabaret, Italian Fishing village, yachting havens, and black-market complicated.
The strong part of this novel is undoubtedly the historical setting. It's a clever idea to incorporate such an important figure at the centre of a novel like this and create a feasible plot around him and his profile. What works less well is the ancillary love interests which are supported by some seriously heavy lifting to force plot twists and turns that don't come across as particularly convincing. All in all THE PLOT TO KILL PETER FRASER was an interesting history lesson that isn't quite as well served by the thriller components as it could have been.
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