At first it seems it's simply a dangerous rescue mission, but soon we realise there is much more going on. I really enjoyed the fast pace of the book, its humour and many twists. Extremely entertaining, fun, fast read, I loved this book. I think I fell in love with Schaffer a bit. Five stars. ( )

Not precisely enjoyable. It's not exciting because it is so oddly dated. On the other hand it is an interesting example of the WWII thriller. It is typical Alistair MacLean, with all the murders by the double agents, and the reveals. I liked the snow plow escape sequence. ( )

We used to read these together on family trips. Good memories. Every bit as good as I remember them, usually with my brother, John, reading to us. ( )

An entertaining pulp. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Wanted to read the original book. Finally found a copy at an OR coast used book store (Robert's). The movie screenplay was quite generous in use of guns and explosives with numerous deaths. Ironically, the original book has no deaths from gunfire. Actually few deaths. I think this speaks volumes about film entertainment since the late 60's (and before). Good book. Classic Alistair MacLean. ( )