Target Churchill: An Exciting Historical Mystery Novel

Mitch: This is a completely entertaining novel. Great history and engrossing.

Canada on Jan 09, 2022

K. E. Conway: Thanks to Warren Adler, I know Winston Churchill like a close friend. A wonderful book that was for me ey-opening. I was born during WWII and of course knew of Winston Churchill. I had no idea he was such a brilliant statesman or that he had so much insight into world affairs. His suspicions about Russia even then were prophetic and as we can all attest, are with us today. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in history and loves a good crime thriller. This book does not fail on any level.

United States on Sep 16, 2021

Marlene Christie: I would have liked more stories of Churchill's retirement years; more of his interactions with Roosevelt and Truman.

Canada on Feb 28, 2021

Benny 806: I very much enjoyed reading this book and learning more about Winston Churchill. I'm really not sure how much of the book is actually true, but the author certainly weaved an exciting tale about an attempted assassination of Mr. Churchill. I particularly liked reading about the clandestine operations of the Russians and just how far their reach was at that time. While crime thrillers are not my preferred genre, this was a nice change of pace.

United States on Feb 22, 2021

BRIAN J S.: Wow, I loved reading this book. I loved the story, the writing, the historical content. A strong 5 out of 5 from me.

Canada on Feb 17, 2021

Brian M: A gripping novel made it hard to put the book down. Very well written weaving a novel into historical reality. The final chapters where Churchill’s bodyguard disposes of the assassin’s body in one location, and the guns and blood-money in a second location at night, burying all in holes dug by someone shot in the arm; unfamiliar with the geography all in half an hour puts James Bond to shame. Still an excellent read and one I will recommend to book reading friends.

Canada on Dec 23, 2020

Pete Y.: An absolutely absorbing read for anyone, who like me, was barely toddling when the events described in the novel occurred. Thoroughly researched and painstaking in attention to detail and full of ripe characterisation, especially of the Great Man Himself. A “must read!” for any child of the fifties, which tends to be seen as something of a grey and boring period in history. Likewise, essential reading for those with even the slightest interest in that decade. These were the the deadly machinations and political intrigues that inspired the creation of heroes such as James Bond

United Kingdom on Nov 20, 2020

MHV: Somewhere in the heat of the "Target Churchill" action I was shocked. Warren Adler does it again, I thought. He knocks out his reader after a meticulous buildup, after we get to know the characters. And it's not just a shock: it's embedded in history this time. The event makes perfect sense and yet I did not see it coming. If that's not a compliment, I don't know what is. Since I'm only familiar with the works of Warren Adler I cannot judge the role of co-author James C. Humes, but of course I suppose we can contribute the many qualities of this book to both writers. It's full of history as we know it and sometimes don't, so there was both recognition and stuff to learn for me. The pace is nice: there's background and action interwoven. There are twists and turns. There is a breathtaking climax. And most of all: there are very human characters here, and the influence of "the master of disfunction" (Adler) is obvious. Both historical and fictional characters are alive and kicking. This is a clever novel by skillful authors, you can read this right in the line of Greene or Le Carré. It's a tough story about the beginning of that tough time, the Cold War. "They will all have to...

United States on Aug 21, 2013

Eric Birk: ‘Target Churchill’ was well written and I was pleased that the author paid meticulous attention to factual history and used artistic license with people that actually existed. He used all of the proper nuances needed to make one scratch their chin and say hmmmm. Could this have really happened?

I was particularly happy with the authors use of complex sentences. I enjoy seeing someone that can artistically convey complex thoughts without having editors chop them up like Dick and Jane books for public consumption. Grudgingly, I am frequently criticized for using complex sentences in my own writing. To me, it’s a ray of hope to see another author use them effectively.

I don’t agree with other reviews that critique this book for being too brief. I feel that he elegantly omitted the superfluous fluff. Like a good action thriller book, he stays on point and to the point until the next point and keeps your attention for the entire book. I didn’t really skip over anything.

I loved to hate the antagonist, Fritz Mueller; yet I found myself looking forward to the next chapter where he would show his face. I found myself craving to know what he was up to now. I...

United States on Jul 26, 2013

Manfred Rikkerhausen: We all know the outcome of the story. We know what Churchill said at Westminster College in Missouri and know now that MacLean was a deep undercover Russian mole within the British embassy in Washington. That's history. But what makes this book a wonderful read is that the authors weave in historical fact with perspectives of public opinion at the time and then thread in some very convincing fiction. So a book filled with well known facts jumps out of the page as a thriller. Its an engaging transformation.

I especially liked the aspects of public opinion at the time. Harry Truman was new in the presidential seat. World opinion was tired of war and yet less than a year after the cessation of hostilities, here was Churchill, a politician out of office, warning of a new threat and heralding in the Cold War. We all know now that we was right - but that is hindsight. At the time it was a received both very badly and very well in the West. How far would the Soviets have gone then to prevent the speech? A good question. Read the book. You will enjoy it

United States on Jul 08, 2013