Operation Napoleon (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries Book 7)

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There's something in the plane The reason for four stars and not five is that some of the switching back and forth in time is a bit abrupt and I just really thought the "bad guy American" meme was overdone even as I do acknowledge that "black ops" and "enhanced interrogation" do exist and are a black spot on the USA military and something I, as an American, abhor and wish to end, but writing Congress and the Petagon has done nothing to end it any more than marching in the street has. That aside, it was, overall, a great read.

Remainder of the book is full of plot holes e. Worst of all, the "secret" is just what I hoped it wouldn't be. So no change to my bottom-line assessment: Indridason should stick with Erlendur. I have read and loved and recommended all of Arnaldur Indridason's books previously translated into English. But I was very disappointed in Operation Napoleon, for several reasons. There were several typos in my Kindle edition, and the translation overall was clumsy, utterly lacking the haunting, poetic quality of his other books. I also missed Erlendur and his usual cast of characters.

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The characters in Operation Napoleon feel undeveloped and lack credibility. Another thing that lacks credibility: Indridason's notion of how embassies and military operations work. I don't want to put any spoilers in this review, but as someone who has worked in embassies and actually read Operation Napoleon while flying on a C, trust me, Indridason didn't even try to give a remotely plausible description of either.


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The whole thing seemed like a sloppy rush job to take advantage of the buzz for Nordic thrillers featuring resourceful female protagonists. I don't often write negative reviews but in this case I had to. It is hard for me to believe the same author wrote Operation Napoleon. I hope his next novel sees the return of Erlendur as well as the understated yet intense writing I have come to love.

I have read all of Indridason's books.

He does a masterful job of describing the small society marooned on a rocky island beset by the sins of solitude. I enjoyed his story telling but he lacks the historical scope and sheer experience to write convincingly about the rest of the world and should continue to explore the emotional lava tubes of what he calls the dwarf society. I was hoping for an Erlendur story when I purchased this book. It turned out to be an uneven story about a crashed plane from and the American government's search for it for years.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm and sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist.

He soon disappears into the white vastness. By coincidence two young Icelanders become involved--but will pay with their lives. Before they are captured, one of the two contacts his sister, Kristin, who will not rest until she discovers the truth of her brother's fate. Her pursuit puts her in great danger, leading her, finally, to a remote island off Argentina in search of the key to the riddle about Operation Napoleon. Paperback , pages. Published October 7th by Harvill Secker first published September 27th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about Operation Napoleon , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Fans of action-packed thrillers. I won a copy of this from Goodreads First Reads, and was quite excited, as I never win anything. Then I received my copy of Operation Napoleon , a glossy soft-cover with sharp cover art, and flipped it over and saw the dreaded kiss-of-death on the back cover -- it was compared to Clive Cussler.

However, there was still some hope, as it said it was "in the vein of Clive Cussler and Alistair MacLean.


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I enjoyed it a great deal. It had an interesting plot, hinting at long-lost WWII secrets buried in a German plane wreck on an Icelandic iceberg, while keeping the current-day action moving with the protagonist being hunted by those wanting to keep the plane and its' secrets hidden. The writing was much better than any Clive Cussler yarn, with more realistic characters and action, and no absurd deus ex machina moments. It also had a great ending, the importance of which cannot be understated.

Also of note was the U. We Americans usually reserve that role for Nazis, Communists, or, more recently, Middle Eastern terrorists. So it was interesting, and refreshing, to see a foreign writer write the U. An ultra-patriotic, flag-waving American may be bothered by this, but I certainly was not. Nov 25, John rated it did not like it.

If so, how much he has improved as writer since this turkey was produced. Operation Napoleon is a fever dream of anti-American Icelanders encountering a posse of totally dethpicable comic-opera American villains as the latter try to secure and remove from an Icelandic glacier a World War II airplane carrying information about a totally dethpicable secret plan that must never be revealed to the world or people everywhere will really, really hate America even more than they already do.

Okay, I can reveal it. Operation Napoleon, it turns out, was an agreement that the American government made with the Nazis to join forces and chase the Russians back to Russia, in return for spiriting away Hitler and his loyal German Shepherd to a deserted island off the coast of South America, and then giving the National Examiner the exclusive: In short, Jesus wept.

One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm and sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to Description: First, a small alert: Indridason fans should know that this is not the latest Erlendur tale, but a translation of a book originally published in judging from the copyright page. Spare yourself that bit of disappointment. If anything, Operation Napoleon is evidence of how Indridason has matured as a writer: At that level it's almost anti-American propaganda.

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Unhappily, in the wake of our "war on terror" and our apparent acceptance of torture, targeted assassination and extra-judicial imprisonment, Indridason's cartoon Special Ops villains are now completely believable. The plot hums along like the latest multiplex action flick and kept me turning the pages — but the deeply dumb "surprise" ending cost this review another star.

Some books, even by excellent authors, should stay untranslated. De afstandelijke schrijfstijl past echt perfect bij het soort boek. Heel interessant en als er in het voorwoord niet duidelijk had gestaan dat het om een verzonnen verhaal ging, was ik er zeker van overtuigd geraakt dat ik een historische roman aan het lezen was. Tikkeltje mannelijk, alle ranken van het leger komen voorbij en maakt het af en toe wat verwarrend, maar de klopjacht en het ontrafelen van het geheim wat zich afspeelde in de laatste weken van de tweede wereldoorlog voerden gelukkig de De afstandelijke schrijfstijl past echt perfect bij het soort boek.

Tikkeltje mannelijk, alle ranken van het leger komen voorbij en maakt het af en toe wat verwarrend, maar de klopjacht en het ontrafelen van het geheim wat zich afspeelde in de laatste weken van de tweede wereldoorlog voerden gelukkig de boventoon. Ik ga binnenkort eens een boek van zijn reeks oppakken, kijken of die ook zo goed bevalt. The only interesting bit is the Icelandic view about American servicemen. I love the Erlander novels.

If you are looking for a book by this author, do not start with this one. View all 3 comments. I won this book in a giveaway on Goodreads. If I had been browsing a bookstore or library I probably would have purchased it just based on the description. There is a mystery from WWII and secrert agencies willing to kill to protect a buried secret. Just what is usually needed to keep my interest and make for a goodread. Unfortunately this did not happen.

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I found that I was never able to connect with the people n the novel. They were one sided and drew little sympathy. The villans were evl but it I won this book in a giveaway on Goodreads. The villans were evl but it seemed that they were just colored that way to make them the bad guys. Also, the plot called for the suspension of belief at the way the main charecter was able to evade delta forces and assasins fairly easily, which wasn't bad for an Icelandic city girl who did not like the outdoors.

The Icelandic government seems to be the meekist group of people who let the US walk all over them. My final issue was with the translations at times.

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The US Seceret Service protects the president and is not a spy agency. I would give this novel a 2. Feb 27, Carol rated it liked it. Operation Napoleon reads like a fast paced adventure movie script--in the style of a Clive Cussler book..

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That is, just how much can be accomplished in 24 hours or so. There is too much going on, too many characters, too many back stories, too many possible explanations for the plane, and too much flitting back and forth in time. Even allowing for the usual suspension of disbelief that is required for thrillers, this one strains credibility at many turns, particularly with the ending. The plot i Operation Napoleon reads like a fast paced adventure movie script--in the style of a Clive Cussler book.. The plot is a bit tired and over used; the characters flat and not well developed.

It would probably make a decent movie--if more depth could be worked into it. I would have liked more courage from some of the characters and more compassion from others. I think that could have helped create "depth. This author's Inspector Erlender series are much, much better than this early novel. Zijn boeken zijn in vele talen vertaald en hij ontving een groot aantal prijzen. Operatie Napoleon is een van zijn eerste boeken en werd dit jaar in het Nederlands vertaald. Een zoekactie die ernstig wordt belemmerd door de bijzonder slechte weersomstandigheden levert niets op.

Pas jaren later ontdekt de Amerikaanse inlichtingendienst de juiste locatie van het vliegtuig en begint het Amerikaanse leger in het diepste geheim een bergingsoperatie. Hij vertelt haar dat hij Amerikaanse militairen heeft gezien. Als zij daarna niets meer van hem hoort, wordt zij ongerust en gaat op onderzoek uit. De verhalen worden gedragen door de overtuigende beschrijvingen van vaak eenzame personages en de ongerepte natuur van IJsland wordt uitermate beeldend onder woorden gebracht. De dialogen zijn sober maar indringend.

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