fleaing 's review for:

The Counterfeit Candidate by Brian Klein
4.0

Rounded up to 4.5 stars.

This read just like one of my favourite TV series, similar to the likes of The Blacklist or Homeland. It was full of secrets, political corruption, murder and conspiracies.

There was never a dull moment in this book and it was a complete page turner. The action and suspense was consistent throughout, keeping the pace brilliantly, building even more towards the end and even though it’s very clear from quite early on who everyone is / how they are related the ending didn’t disappoint.

It’s definitely a book that I wouldn’t normally read but I’m so glad I did. When reading the synopsis I thought it was going to be heavily political and a little too much but it absolutely wasn’t. The author is a brilliant storyteller and had me completely fascinated, especially when going back in time to share the story on Hitler. Every part of the story was perfectly linked together and I thought the plot was such a brilliant idea – an intriguing conspiracy theory which quite frighteningly could have happened.

Overall this was a superb thriller which takes a part of history and turns it on its head. A complete page turner that will have you hooked from that very first page!