Stalin's Gold: A Frank Merlin Novel, by Mark Ellis
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Stalin's Gold: A Frank Merlin Novel, by Mark Ellis
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December 1938. Moscow. Josef Stalin has lost some gold. He is not a happy man. He asks his henchman, Beria, to track it down.
September 1940. London. Above the city the Battle of Britain rages, and the bombs rain down. On the streets below, DCI Frank Merlin and his officers investigate the sudden disappearance of Polish RAF pilot Ziggy Kilinski while also battling an epidemic of looting unleashed by the chaos and destruction of the Blitz.
Kilinski's fellow pilots, a disgraced Cambridge don, Stalin's spies in London, members of the Polish government in exile and a ruthless Russian gangster are amongst those caught up in Merlin's enquiries. Sweeping from Stalin's Russia to Civil War Spain, from Aztec Mexico to pre-war Poland, and from Hitler's Berlin to Churchill's London, a compelling story of treasure, grand larceny, treachery, torture and murder unfolds. Eventually, as Hitler reluctantly accepts that the defiance of the RAF has destroyed his chances of invasion for the moment, a violent shoot-out in Hampstead leads Merlin to the final truth...and Stalin to his gold.
Stalin's Gold is the latest in the Frank Merlin Series and follows on from Princes Gate.
Stalin's Gold: A Frank Merlin Novel, by Mark Ellis- Amazon Sales Rank: #68253 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-06-18
- Released on: 2015-06-18
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 597 minutes
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Too slow, too much saved for the last 20% By Kenneth C. Mahieu Mark Ellis' "Stalin's Gold" is so-so. Pluses and minuses. The story is about a huge shipment of gold sent to the Russians during the Spanish Civil War in exchange for arms. A portion, about $6 million, is diverted by Polish officers to support the resistance effort. Eventually the gold winds up in London during the Blitz and everyone - Brits, Poles, Russians - is searching for it. My biggest complaint about this novel is that it is not well paced, so much of the action, and way too much of the explanation of what has been going on is saved for the final pages. Protagonist DCI Frank Merlin is too cardboard, as are most of the huge cast of characters (keep a scorecard. I did think that the vivid descriptions of the nightly bombings and aftermath were very well done. But it didn't save the book for me. Though I've now read the first two books in the series, I won't be continuing on.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. It's Like Being There By MerrittW Stalin’s Gold is the second novel starring Scotland Yard Chief Investigator Frank Merlin. As with the first Merlin novel, Prince’s Gate, the book is set in London in the early days of WWII. However, whereas Prince’s Gate is set during the so-called “Phony War”, the action in Stalin’s Gold is shadowed by the horrendous but heroic days of the Blitz and Battle of Britain. Both books are in the tradition of fine British mysteries a la Agatha Christie, and are intricately and ingeniously plotted. But Stalin’s Gold, benefiting from the dramatic events surrounding it, has a greater feeling of historical sweep. Moreover, the action moves from the Kremlin, to London, to Civil War Spain, to Poland, to Berlin, so the reader gets the pleasure of experiencing several exotic locales.Mark Ellis has a great sense of character. Frank Merlin is a charismatic and complex hero. The other characters, the good, the bad and the ugly are as alive to the reader as if they were in your living room. But Ellis’ greatest gift is as a painter of setting. In so many small details, the slogans on a can, the taste (or not) of the cuisine, the lilt of the speech, the sounds and smells, the reader is really there. Ellis has an encyclopedic knowledge of the details of London and British life in those days.This is an intelligent novel and an excellent read. Good show!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Perfect for fans of British mystery novels By Barb Lawrence I won this book as a Goodreads First Reads giveaway and am glad I had the opportunity to read it. As a fan of British mystery writers, I found this to be a very entertaining historical fiction set in London during WWII.Our hero, DCI Frank Merlin, is as likable a character as I would ever hope to encounter: intelligent, brave, honest, and fiercely protective of those he cares about, this is a man I'd want to have my back in a sticky situation. While investigating the disappearance of Polish airman connected to his new lady love, Merlin finds himself enmeshed in a web of greed and murder involving Spanish gold stolen by Stalin during the civil war and in turn pilfered by a Polish aristocrat. The twists and turns the case takes kept me fascinated as I tried to piece together the clues as they came to light.The novel was well crafted, reminiscent of stories by P. D. James and Martha Grimes. A fast read, I finished it easily in two days and was left quite satisfied with the resolution.I will definitely be searching out other works by Mark Ellis, particularly anything featuring the intrepid Mr. Merlin.
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