--- product_id: 58650455 title: "Riptide Paperback – April, 2002" brand: "john lawton" price: "€ 18.17" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/58650455-riptide-paperback-april-2002 store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Riptide Paperback – April, 2002 **Brand:** john lawton **Price:** € 18.17 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Riptide Paperback – April, 2002 by john lawton - **How much does it cost?** € 18.17 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/58650455-riptide-paperback-april-2002) ## Best For - john lawton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted john lawton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Spring 1941. In Germany, after ten years spying for the Americans, Wolfgang Stahl disappears during a Berlin air raid. The Germans think he's dead. The British know he's not. But where is he? MI6 convince US Intelligence that Stahl will head for London, and so Captain Cal Cormack, a shy American 'aristocrat', is teamed with Chief Inspector Stilton of Stepney, fat, fifty, and convivial, and between them they scour London, a city awash with spivs and refugees. But then things start to go terribly wrong and, ditched by MI6 and disowned by his embassy, Cal is introduced to his one last hope - Sgt Troy of Scotland Yard... Read more ## Images ![Riptide Paperback – April, 2002 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51HlvHWZgZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Blitz, Nazis, Yanks and Limeys .... *by B***S on November 27, 2014* John Lawton's Frederick Troy novels are some of the best writing I've read. Lawton draws you in slowly and purposefully using very well developed, rich and believable characters.War torn London is the backdrop to Riptide. A high ranking Nazi who was spying for the allies took his chance to fake his own death in Berlin and run for England. An American secret service man, working with a VERY London police sergeant, try to track him down and bring him in. The police sergeant is murdered by another American and ... well, you'll have to read the rest.Lawton's strength is his character development and his ability to color in a story with such clarity you can almost smell the setting. He knows London like the back of his hand and, I haven't researched his history but I'm almost positive he must have witnessed war-torn London.If you're new to Lawton's Inspector Troy series, I'd suggest Riptide be your starting point then move on to Black Out: An Inspector Troy Thriller Very well written and fully deserving of your time.Another reviewer commented that Riptide is another name for a Lawton novel: Fooling (or bluffing) Mr. Churchill. I add that only as reference so you don't get fooled.In summary: Pure Lawton. Extremely well developed and well rounded characters. Sure to engage you early on and keep you so. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good story *by P***Y on May 10, 2013* This is one of the first "Inspector Troy's". The story is split into two halves. The first part has an American Army Officer teaming up with a Special Branch officer attempting to locate a high ranking Nazi who has been spying for the Allies. This spy has escaped to London after the Nazi's discover his duplicity. He is hiding in London rather than coming into his Controller because he does not trust anyone.The second part of the story is Troy's investigation into a several murders that occur during the search for the spy. The conclusion pulls the two parts together to result in a very satisfying readA good solid historical procedural. Lawton will not disappoint, his stories are well written and appear to be historically accurate from what I can locate through reading other sources.. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alert: This is same book as "Bluffing Mr. Churchill"--This is original British title. *by 1***. on May 28, 2019* Another great book in the Inspector Troy series. The only problem was that I already owned "Bluffing Mr Churchill"! Oh well, I'll pass it on to a friend. This is set in WWII and provides wonderfully researched detail. Lawton's books always have me getting out maps and research on his locales. 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