"Fascinating thriller"
Peter and Lily Simon have been happily married for
seventeen years. Although both were born in France, they
met in England where he served during World War II as an
army air officer and she worked at the nearby Free French
headquarters. They have been living the American dream for
years but it becomes a nightmare in 1963 when Lily's father
knocks on the door. Lily told Pete when they first met that her father died at
the hands of the Germans. When Lily closes the door on her
father without giving him a chance to speak to her, Pete
demands explanations that Lily refuses to give. When her
father is murdered, Lily disappears and Pete travels to
Barcelona then to Veaudry, France where he learns what Lily
has spent so many years trying to hide. After almost
getting killed, Pete is finally able to find his wife only
to have her kidnapped by professionals for hire. TURNCOAT is a fascinating thriller but it is also a family
drama about a woman tortured by her past and the man who
loves her so much that he wants to break the chain that
bind her to a world that no longer exists except in
memory. Aaron Elkins is a gifted storyteller and readers
will come away from his latest endeavor wanting to read his
previous works. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 1, 2002
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