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    In Secret Service: A Novel
    In Secret Service: A Novel
    In Secret Service: A Novel
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    In Secret Service: A Novel

    By Mitch Silver

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    In this debut of a uniquely talented novelist, Ian Fleming's real world of spies, love, passion, and danger is brought to life when a young woman inherits Fleming's long-hidden account of spying during World War II and must finish it to find out why people are trying to kill her.

    In 1964, James Bond's creator sealed a package containing a manuscript he thought no one would read until fifty years after his death. Ian Fleming was an officer in Britain's Naval Intelligence during World War II, and he had his own adventures to recount. His family ties and his career had taken him to the upper echelons of British and American society and espionage, a world where passionate affairs, exotic locations, and polite cocktail chatter were interlaced with danger, betrayal, and deceit. He'd replicated that world in his famous novels, but this manuscript contained a real spy story that would explode history when its secrets were revealed. He'd chosen the reader, and he'd have to trust she would serve the truth.

    In 2005, Amy Greenberg -- a young American academic with a glittering future -- is summoned to Ireland to claim the contents of her grandfather's safe deposit box, in which she finds only one thing: a manuscript by Ian Fleming. The pages detail Fleming's involvement in Allied spycraft and contain information so confidential, so potentially explosive, that Amy soon discovers that people on both sides of the Atlantic are willing to kill to maintain its secrecy. As she journeys back home with her precious cargo, Amy finds herself in a race against time -- she must unlock the manuscript's shocking and fascinating secrets and outwit the unknown assailants who would do anything to bury the truth and protect a traitor's name.

    Peopled with characters including Winston Churchill, Princess Diana, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Anthony Blunt, and FDR and illustrated with authenticating documents, In Secret Service is a historical mystery inside a contemporary thriller. The debut of an exciting new writer, this book combines impeccable research with thrilling action, in a brand-new take on espionage suspense.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtria Books
    Release dateMay 22, 2007
    ISBN9781416546047
    Author

    Mitch Silver

    Mitch Silver is an advertising agency creative director who lives in Rye, New York. In Secret Service is his first novel.

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    • 4/5
      When contacted to retrieve the contents of her late grandfather’s safety deposit box, history professor Amy Greenberg finds that her inheritance is an unpublished, long-hidden account of spying during the Second World War. And, to her astonishment, she discovers the author is none other than James Bond creator Ian Fleming.Although Fleming had believed no one would read the manuscript before everyone included in the story was dead, the early closing of Ireland’s Ansbacher Bank brought the manuscript to light some ten years earlier than Fleming had planned. And, as soon as the manuscript was in her possession, Amy became a target for killers determined to keep the contents of the manuscript from seeing the light of day. A captivating premise, weaving both fact and fiction into a mesmerizing tale, this quick read unfolds in chapters alternating between present and past. Although some events are more plausible than others, the story carefully weaves together politics, elite society, and the shadowy world of spies with the author’s meticulous research being a highlight of the narrative. However, character development is minimal and readers may find it hard to connect with the heroine.Despite a few plot points that seem to drift away without resolution, intrigue remains in the telling of the tale. Readers will find a tenuous connection late in the story comes off as a transparent, unnecessary ploy; nevertheless, this spy-filled tale is a delightful romp guaranteed to keep the pages turning.Recommended.
    • 1/5
      Total boredom for first quarter of book before I gave up and deleted it from my library.
    • 3/5
      'this a pity that the"Fleming " narrative contains so many American and anachronistic expressions. This always spoils the tale for me.
    • 3/5
      First ever review here. The book sets you off in the shoes of an American university Art teacher, Dr Amy Greenburg, when she received a letter to head to Ireland to collect an unknown item, to be inherited by her late grandpa. When she got hold of the item, she thought it was just some pieces of paper only to realize that it was an invaluable manuscript with hidden secrets dating the World War. That's where the adventure starts when mysterious people started to go after Greenburg for the manuscript. What's next ? It's all about hidden mysteries and the chases which will keep you awake. However, I just find the action pretty short. Plus, the ending just does not make sense. Still, I'll consider this a 3.5/5 rating for Mitch Silver's debut historical fiction novel.
    • 2/5
      I really wanted to like In Secret Service (I suppose due to my affinity for James Bond's creator Ian Fleming who is a major character in the story). However, the story just didn't work. Silver tells his tale in two parts: The "wrapper" follows a Yale professor as she reads a manuscript bequeathed to her by Ian Fleming while she tries to escape those who want the manuscript. The meat of the story is Fleming's story about bad deeds among the British royal family prior to and during World War II. There is even a tease that gives the reader the impression that the death of Princess Diana is somehow involved. Unfortunately, Fleming's narrative is simply not interesting (nor does Silver's writing style do much to emulate Fleming) and the modern portion of the "thriller" is simply not ... well ... thrilling.
    • 3/5
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    • 3/5
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    • 2/5
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