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A review by billymac1962
ব্ল্যাক ক্রস by Greg Iles
3.0
In 2001 I conversed a bit with Greg Iles through emails and after reading The Quiet Game I told him I was torn between reading 24 Hours or Black Cross next. He told me he felt Black Cross was his best novel, so dilemma solved. Normally I wouldn't pick up this type of novel; wartime
action novels just don't appeal to me from a reading standpoint but I love war movies.
But as you know by now I'm a big fan of Greg Iles so I owed it to myself to read this. It's pretty good. It's about an Allied mission to avert a lethal gas attack by the Nazis with the Soman, the deadliest gas known. It did hold my interest, but like I said, novels with plenty of action tend to bore me a bit. I'm much more interested in character interaction
and psychological suspense than dodging bullets, so I still consider Mortal Fear his greatest work.
Now having said that, if this type of novel appeals to you, I doubt you'd find much better than Black Cross.
action novels just don't appeal to me from a reading standpoint but I love war movies.
But as you know by now I'm a big fan of Greg Iles so I owed it to myself to read this. It's pretty good. It's about an Allied mission to avert a lethal gas attack by the Nazis with the Soman, the deadliest gas known. It did hold my interest, but like I said, novels with plenty of action tend to bore me a bit. I'm much more interested in character interaction
and psychological suspense than dodging bullets, so I still consider Mortal Fear his greatest work.
Now having said that, if this type of novel appeals to you, I doubt you'd find much better than Black Cross.