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The Crook Factory
The Crook Factory
Author: Dan Simmons
In 1942, at the height of World War II, Ernest Hemingway sought permission form J. Edgar Hoover to operate a spy ring out of his ranch in Cuba. This much is true... In a beautifully realized work of fierce originality, award-winning author Dan Simmons expands a little-known fact into a tour de force of historical suspense. It is the summer of '...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380973682
ISBN-10: 0380973685
Publication Date: 3/1999
Pages: 435
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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He always tells a great story with a ton of details. Better than Steven King, in my opinion.
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Having had to study Hemingway as part of my college lit courses..I was never a big fan of the writer..However this new viewpoint of the eccentric man vs esteemed author..I preferred this story of intrgue taking place during WWII. It seems the FBI was very interested in a scheme of Heminway's to use his yacht to spy on the German UBoats in the waters between Florida and Cuba. At first it sounded pretty far fetched but it happened at the behest of J Edgar Hoover. The primary protagonist is a reluctant Federal Agent..I was skeptical in the beginning but caught up in the characters and the action. The book is a fast read and the only times it slowed was at the very end..It must have been difficult to end this swashbuckling tale on the same action filled level as the majority of the book. For this reason alone, I give it a 4 1/2 rating.


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