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Daddy
Daddy
Author: Loup Durand
WW II has broken out and the Germans have occupied France.The Nazis discover an elderly banker has been secreting Jewish fortunes to protect them -- and the fund now totals $350 million.An elderly banker kills himself under torture from the Gestapo to protect the complex codes safeguarding the treasure. One person alive knows the codes-the banke...  more »
ISBN: 427592
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 342
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Publisher: Villard Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Originally published in 1986, I didn't come across Daddy by Loup Durand until I saw it at a library sale last year. I was attracted by the cover: a blue eye with the relfection of a swastika. I enjoy historical fiction a lot so I picked it up. It's a suspense thriller and I usually don't enjoy that genre but this is one of the best I've ever read. I think what appealled to me most was the cat-and-mouse game going on between the young hero, an 11 year old boy named Thomas and the perverted man hunting him down for the Nazis, Gregor Laemmle. There's another hero, too, an American playboy type, David Quartermain, who's almost like a third wheel.

In fact the one thing I didn't like about the book was a sudden sidetrack into what was going on with Quartermain after he was caught by Laemmle (okay, I gave something away). The story moved along very quickly and I was on the end of my seat, biting my nails, and then it came almost to a screeching halt at just about that point. I didn't like it. It was a terrible interruption of the flow. What was it for? I have no clue.

There are lots of pursuit stories out there and many with Nazi villains and heroes with secrets trying to get away. A couple of things were different about this one. The boy is a genius, entrusted with a secret by his mother. She used his genius in such a way that turned him into a cold little thinking machine. The villain seems to be something of a genius too. They are always outwitting each other. I don't want to give away any more of the book. I'd rate it a 9 out of 10 and definitely would recommend it!
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From the book cover:
He's a genius. He has the key to $350 Million locked in his head. He's being hunted by the Nazis. He's Eleven years old. And there's only on eman who can save him. A man he's never met.
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FROM Back Cover: He's a genius. He has the key to $350 Million locked in his head. He's being hunted by the Nazis. He's eleven years old and there's only one man who can save him. A man he's never met.


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