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I have been a musician a composer a teacher a salesman a film extra a baker and a hand double for a well known Irish comedian but Im currently a partner in a successful multimedia design business in the wilds of Northern Ireland. Ratlines ebookers I have published short stories in Thuglit Electric Spec and Every Day Fiction THE TWELVE is my first novel and will be published in the UK and Commonwealth by Harvill Secker an imprint of Random House on July 2nd 2009 It will be published in the USA as THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST by Soho Press New York and by Random House Kodansha in Japan I have been a musician a composer a teacher a salesman a film extra a baker and a hand double for a well known Irish comedian but I m currently a partner in a successful multimedia design business in the wilds of Northern Ireland. Book ratlines book I have published short stories in Thuglit Electric Spec and Every Day Fiction THE TWELVE is my first novel and will be published in the UK and Commonwealth by Harvill Secker an imprint of Random House on July 2nd 2009 It will be published in the USA as THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST by Soho Press New York and by Random House Kodansha in Japan site_link Ratlines by Stuart Neville is a weird book for me On the basis of plot alone I should ve loved this book A secret underground network known as the Ratlines smuggles Nazi perpetrators and collaborators out of Germany and onto the somewhat friendly territory of Northern Ireland But now days before a visit by US President John F Kennedy someone is murdering Nazi collaborators Political leaders are desperate to solve the case out of fear of what having a Nazi murdering killer could do to the countries international reputation There s plenty of action told at a brisk almost cinematic pace with an interesting sounding premise This book seemed to be crying out LOVE ME but I could not. Ratlines ebookee The entire book just sort of happens There was not that moment that sucked me in that I feel needs to happen with any mystery and thriller that I read The best books tend to linger with the reader for hours days even years later That did not happen with Ratlines In spite of the engaging premise that drew me to first pick up this book I never felt part of the world that Ratlines is supposed to inhabit Whether that is a problem with the writing and characterization process Neville went through or whether I just missed something I ll leave that to other readers. Ratlines knots by andros Oh Ratlines how I wanted to love you Mystery Thrillers A stand alone novel from the talented Stuart Neville Ratlines explores a fascinating premise that includes historical fact with mostly fiction Though I would not consider this a work of historical fiction the basis for the story line is grounded in the post WWII movement of both Nazis and their ill gotten gains out of Germany into countries such as Ireland Argentina and other refuges In Ratlines we have a protagonist Lt Albert Ryan assigned to investigate the murders of several German Nationals who had been living quite well in Ireland These murders occurring at a most inconvenient time for the politicians just a week before then President of the US John F Kennedy was scheduled to visit Ireland prompt the involvement of the Directorate of Intelligence and Lt Ryan instead of the local constabulary What separates this from a typical murder mystery is the primary antagonist former Nazi Col Otto Skorzeny who has managed to amass a fortune and wields considerable political influence in Ireland The ratlines for which the book is named refer to the connections through which Skorzeny manages to facilitate the safe passage of both persons former Nazis and monies out of Germany thus facilitating quite an empire for himself To say might spoil the story which is a corker but for one complaint I was irked by how often Lt Ryan screws up getting himself into untenable situations that anyone with his military and law enforcement experience would have avoided It serves the plot but fails the sniff test and I found it bringing down my overall enjoyment of what is otherwise a well told and interesting story Nevertheless I continue to enjoy Neville and his tales involving Ireland and its inhabitants Mystery Thrillers So pleased that I have discovered this author I just love his style This is a standalone and so compelling that when I had to put it down for a few days I was annoyed My history is somewhat ignorant so I really enjoy novels that incorporate slices of history. Ratlines epub file Lieutenant Albert Ryan is ordered to investigate the killings but at the same time protect Colonel Skorzeny one of Hitlers commandos and once the most dangerous man in Europe who is now living in Ireland Soon Ryan s loyalties are being tested as he starts thinking why should he be protecting people he fought against during the war Other factions enter the mix and its who is double crossing who Very readable Mystery Thrillers Excellent I have decided that I like Irish authors and this book is a perfect example why There so much history to draw from This book had it all murder mystery plot twists back stabbing. Ratlines booking Publish date January 1 2013 Mystery Thrillers Before getting into my review I have to give full disclosure I almost never read historical fiction In fact the only other historical fiction novels I can think of that I ve read are Operation Napoleon review and The Guns of Navarone review Also of note is that I am a poor student of history and did not know that Otto Skorzeny or ratlines were real non fictional aspects of this book though the specifics of the plot were entirely fabricated With that out of the way I ll admit that I enjoyed this book although not as much as I thought I would from its description The prologue where an as of yet unidentified murderer palavers with and then kills a former Nazi was great for setting the mood but that same slow tense minutely descriptive style ran through the entire book slowing the pace down far too much for my personal tastes For example if two characters are having a conversation in this book and one is smoking a cigarette and the other is drinking a whiskey the reader will be made aware the cigarette being lit how many puffs were taken of it how many pulls were taken of the whiskey which of its owners hands they were being held in and where they were ever put down if in fact they were. Ratlines ship Also slowing down the plot were the flashbacks to Skorzeny s time in Spain which added little to the overall plot of the book And then there was the anti climactic climax I spent the entire book waiting for the main antagonist Otto Skorzeny to get his just deserts and instead Ryan kills the Mossad agent who was swayed by his greed but still was a far lesser evil than Skorzeny Despite the issues I had with the pacing and climax this novel has a lot of good qualities the aforementioned prologue a few very well written torture scenes this book is not for the faint of heart the overall tension and a number of interesting if not thoroughly developed characters Mystery Thrillers 
Have enjoyed his series with DI Jack Lennon immensely with the style of writing spot on down with excellent levels of grit Having caught up with all of DI Lennon wanting of the Neville fix it was time to turn to this standalone work whose plot centres on Nazis in Ireland C 1963 namely one Colonel Otto Skorzeny a Nazi commando famed for rescuing El Duce from the Italians after they d changed sides their Ratlines If yer not familiar with the term I won t spoil for you. Rat line sketch The central character is a tough no nonsense protestant who fought for the Brits in the war then the directorate of Intelligence G2 since demob this alone brings him into conflict with many of the local populace where Albert Ryan rubs grates along jus so Characters are fictional whilst others real drawn from Irish History of the post war era all our believable as is the plot which goes at a good pace throughout combining intrigue double cross crime noir as we go I use Crime Noir as a genre term which encompasses this style of crime thriller. EPub ratlines book Really enjoyed it a pg turner for sure recommend to all my crime reading goodfarians who need to find Stuart Neville on their trl lists Mystery Thrillers The strengths of Ratlines are the characterisation plot contextualisation and pacing and prose Neville revels in tales of conflicted outsider characters placed in difficult circumstances The lead character in Ratlines is Albert Ryan an Irishman but also protestant who has served in the British army fighting the Germans who has some sympathies with those administering justice to Nazis on the run He thoroughly dislikes his mission of protecting Skorzeny and the politics underpinning it but he s prepared to do his duty However when all around are using you as a pawn with little regard for your well being or justice fulfilling that duty stretches resolve and loyalties and Neville very nicely explores such tensions Moreover by using real events and characters such as Haughey and Skorzeny and capturing some of the social constrictors of 1960s Ireland Neville firmly embeds Ryan and the story in the political landscape of Ireland of the time The result is a thriller that is not simply framed as good versus evil but is much textured nuanced and ambiguous The prose is tight and expressive and the story rattles along at a fair clip Overall a thoroughly enjoyable read Mystery Thrillers It s often the case that a well crafted novel can teach the rider about a subject In this case I learned something I never knew that Ireland had sheltered high level Nazis after WWII Ireland was officially neutral in WWII However perhaps due to the animosity between Ireland and Britain the Irish government chose to allow a large number of high level Nazis as well as sympathizers to settle in Ireland after WWII I also learned that some Bretons of the French province of Breton Brittany had aligned themselves with the Germans after being promised that they would be given autonomy when the Germans won One can only wonder at the naivete of someone who would believe that when the Nazis were rolling over most of Europe they would exempt Breton but I guess there are always people who will want to believe This book is a sharp departure from Neville s Belfast Trilogy which take place after the IRA has accepted peace and is now burrowed in Ireland s political hierarchy Ratlines takes place in 1963 just before the schedule visit of President John F Kennedy to Ireland A high level Nazi Otto Skorzeny who has been living in a luxurious compound in Ireland Skorzeny is a real person but who lived in Spain under the protection of Franco and also in County Kildaire Ireland Lt Albert Ryan of the Directorate of Intelligence is assigned to find out why a German national was killed The first Irish Catholic President of the US is about to visit Ireland The authorities don t want any problems Soon Ryan finds himself up to his shoulders in Nazis and plots and sub plots At the same time he meets a beautiful young woman. Ratlines bookworm This book to be honest is not my usual choice but Neville is such an incredibly good writer I had to read it I m glad I did It s fast paced and dark and often violent and ugly However Neville is a terrific writer As always after reading his books I look forward to the next one Mystery Thrillers Set yourself in Ireland 1963 18 years after the end of WWII but 18 years is hardly enough time for people to forget the horrors that occurred in and by Nazi Germany During the war Ireland stayed neutral not wanting to get pulled into another one of Britain s fights though some like the main character Ryan did fight with the British Many Nazi s sought refugee in Ireland after the war to try and save themselves persecution It is true that Skorzeny like in the novel lived in Ireland It isn t hard to believe that many people hated that he was there and would have liked him to be dead This is an interesting article about several Nazi s in Ireland only the roots of this book are fact the most part is fiction though it is not hard to believe that parts could be true This mystery was creative in the fact that you hated both sides you hated the victim and you hated the villain. Ratlines in pcb The Victim image error Mystery Thrillers Published in 2013 Stuart Neville s hard hitting historical fiction covers a fascinating period of post WW2 Irish history where the country was a stepping stone in the Ratlines established by the Nazis It is 1963 and Ireland is preparing for a welcome imminent visit from President JF Kennedy to his ancestral home There have been a number of killings and the Minister for Justice Charles Haughey is keen for them to stop particularly as they might make public the shameful secret that the victims were all Germans Nazis that had been granted asylum by the Irish government He brings in Albert Ryan of the Directorate of Intelligence who had fought with the British in the war to investigate On his own with barely anyone he can trust he finds himself caught in the dangerous political intrigue and powerplay surrounding the famous Nazi Otto Skorzeny living in Ireland closely connected to Haughey and who the killers are targeting and then there is the shady involvement of Mossad This will appeal to those readers who are interested in this period of history and anyone who love a great historical mystery and thriller Mystery Thrillers Ireland 1963 As the Irish people prepare to welcome President John F Kennedy to the land of his ancestors a German national is murdered in a seaside guesthouse Lieutenant Albert Ryan Directorate of Intelligence is ordered to investigate The German is the third foreigner to die within a few days and Minister for Justice Charles Haughey wants the killing to end lest a shameful secret be the dead men were all Nazis granted asylum by the Irish government in the years following World War II A note from the killers is found on the dead German s corpse addressed to Colonel Otto Skorzeny Hitler s favorite commando once called the most dangerous man in Europe The note simply We are coming for you As Albert Ryan digs deeper into the case he discovers a network of former Nazis and collaborators all presided over by Skorzeny from his country estate outside Dublin When Ryan closes in on the killers his loyalty is torn between country and conscience Why must he protect the very people he fought against twenty years before Ryan learns that Skorzeny might be a dangerous ally but he is a deadly enemy Ratlines.