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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Date
2010-02-19
Pages
276
ISBN
9781400068180

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400068185
ISBN-13
9781400068180
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71806667

Product Key Features

Book Title
Information Officer
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Romance / Historical / General, Crime, General
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Mark Mills
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-020047
Reviews
"It's only a story. It's only a story. It's only. . . . But the sense of immediacy Mark Mills brings toThe Information Officeris so intense that this breathtaking novel reads more like a memoir than a wartime thriller...Even without the added complication of a sadistic murderer, the tension is killing and Mills leaves us gasping for breath at the end." New York Times Book Review "Thrilling… magnificent entertainment… this utterly ravishing novel seethes with femmes fatales and double agents … reads like the story ofCasablancarevisited, like a vanished Graham Greene."-Los Angeles Times "Mills is as versatile as he is talented…As historical fiction, as mystery, and as love story, this one hits on all cylinders." Booklist "[Mills's] writing, laced with amusing classical English literary allusions and mixed with a bit of Virgil, is graceful and fluid, the research scrupulous."-Newark Star-Ledger "Mark Mills is a superb writer, andThe Information Officeris a superb read." -Joseph O'Neill, author ofNetherland "The Information Officerratchets up the tension with each page, leading to a pulse-pounding climax that will remain with you long after the tale has ended. Wartime Malta comes alive in this meticulously researched and beautifully written portrait of an island on the edge."-Olen Steinhauer, author ofThe Tourist "A forgotten corner of World War II rediscovered and expertly revealed to us. Fascinating and shrewdly compelling-Mark Mills does it again."-William Boyd, author ofRestless "A lush, romantic thriller, skillfully crafted by master stylist Mark Mills." -George Pelecanos, author ofThe Way Home "The Information Officeris both great historical fiction and a first-rate thriller. Mark Mills has taken a harrowing and often-forgotten conflict, populated it with believable and compelling characters, and then turned up the heat. This is a novel that works on every level."-David Liss, author ofThe Devil's Company, "It's only a story. It's only a story. It's only. . . . But the sense of immediacy Mark Mills brings to The Information Officer is so intense that this breathtaking novel reads more like a memoir than a wartime thriller...Even without the added complication of a sadistic murderer, the tension is killing and Mills leaves us gasping for breath at the end."               New York Times Book Review "Thrilling& magnificent entertainment& this utterly ravishing novel seethes with femmes fatales and double agents & reads like the story of Casablanca revisited, like a vanished Graham Greene."- Los Angeles Times   "Mills is as versatile as he is talented&As historical fiction, as mystery, and as love story, this one hits on all cylinders." Booklist "[Mills's] writing, laced with amusing classical English literary allusions and mixed with a bit of Virgil, is graceful and fluid, the research scrupulous ."-Newark Star-Ledger "Mark Mills is a superb writer, and The Information Officer is a superb read." -Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland " The Information Officer ratchets up the tension with each page, leading to a pulse-pounding climax that will remain with you long after the tale has ended. Wartime Malta comes alive in this meticulously researched and beautifully written portrait of an island on the edge."-Olen Steinhauer, author of The Tourist "A forgotten corner of World War II rediscovered and expertly revealed to us.  Fascinating and shrewdly compelling-Mark Mills does it again."-William Boyd, author of Restless "A lush, romantic thriller, skillfully crafted by master stylist Mark Mills." -George Pelecanos, author of The Way Home " The Information Officer is both great historical fiction and a first-rate thriller. Mark Mills has taken a harrowing and often-forgotten conflict, populated it with believable and compelling characters, and then turned up the heat. This is a novel that works on every level."-David Liss, author of The Devil's Company, "It's only a story. It's only a story. It's only. . . . But the sense of immediacy Mark Mills brings to The Information Officer is so intense that this breathtaking novel reads more like a memoir than a wartime thriller...Even without the added complication of a sadistic murderer, the tension is killing and Mills leaves us gasping for breath at the end." New York Times Book Review "Thrilling… magnificent entertainment… this utterly ravishing novel seethes with femmes fatales and double agents … reads like the story of Casablanca revisited, like a vanished Graham Greene."- Los Angeles Times "Mills is as versatile as he is talented…As historical fiction, as mystery, and as love story, this one hits on all cylinders." Booklist "[Mills's] writing, laced with amusing classical English literary allusions and mixed with a bit of Virgil, is graceful and fluid, the research scrupulous ."-Newark Star-Ledger "Mark Mills is a superb writer, and The Information Officer is a superb read." -Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland " The Information Officer ratchets up the tension with each page, leading to a pulse-pounding climax that will remain with you long after the tale has ended. Wartime Malta comes alive in this meticulously researched and beautifully written portrait of an island on the edge."-Olen Steinhauer, author of The Tourist "A forgotten corner of World War II rediscovered and expertly revealed to us. Fascinating and shrewdly compelling-Mark Mills does it again."-William Boyd, author of Restless "A lush, romantic thriller, skillfully crafted by master stylist Mark Mills." -George Pelecanos, author of The Way Home " The Information Officer is both great historical fiction and a first-rate thriller. Mark Mills has taken a harrowing and often-forgotten conflict, populated it with believable and compelling characters, and then turned up the heat. This is a novel that works on every level."-David Liss, author of The Devil's Company From the Hardcover edition., "Mark Mills is a superb writer, and The Information Officer is a superb read." -Joseph O'Neill, author ofNetherland "The Information Officerratchets up the tension with each page, leading to a pulse-pounding climax that will remain with you long after the tale has ended. Wartime Malta comes alive in this meticulously researched and beautifully written portrait of an island on the edge."-Olen Steinhauer, author ofThe Tourist, "Mark Mills is a superb writer, andThe Information Officeris a superb read." -Joseph O'Neill, author ofNetherland "The Information Officerratchets up the tension with each page, leading to a pulse-pounding climax that will remain with you long after the tale has ended. Wartime Malta comes alive in this meticulously researched and beautifully written portrait of an island on the edge."-Olen Steinhauer, author ofThe Tourist "A forgotten corner of World War II rediscovered and expertly revealed to us.  Fascinating and shrewdly compelling-Mark Mills does it again."-William Boyd, author ofRestless "A lush, romantic thriller, skillfully crafted by master stylist Mark Mills." -George Pelecanos, author ofThe Way Home
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Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
Mark Mills's bestselling novels Amagansett and The Savage Garden have won him widespread acclaim for his singular brand of suspense. Weaving a haunting and atmospheric historical backdrop with a tense plot of murder and an unforgettable love story, he delivers another riveting tale in The Information Officer. Summer 1942: Malta, a small windswept island in the Mediterranean, has become the most bombed patch of earth on the planet, worse even than London during the Blitz. The Maltese, a fiercely independent people, withstand the relentless Axis air raids. Max Chadwick is the British officer charged with manipulating the news on Malta to bolster the population's fragile esprit de corps. This is all, besides a few broken-down fighter planes, that stands in the face of Nazi occupation and perhaps even victory-for Malta is the stepping-stone the Germans need between Europe and North Africa. When Max learns of the brutal murder of a young island woman-along with evidence that the crime was committed by a British officer-he knows that the Maltese loyalty to the war effort could be instantly shattered. As the clock ticks down toward all-out invasion, Max must investigate the murder-beyond the gaze of his superiors, friends, and even the woman he loves. Filled with remarkably poignant and atmospheric details of life under siege, and indelible characters who live and breathe, The Information Officer is a taut, transporting thriller-an enthralling novel told with exceptional skill and style.
LC Classification Number
PS3613.I569I64 2009

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