Nightingale Man-Lit 1 (Mobile)

Overview:

During WWI, Luke is recruited by the British Secret Service from the American pilots flying with the French Air Force. He's told his mission is to rescue Nurse Edith Cavell, captured by the Boche, imprisoned in German-occupied Belgium and doomed to be shot as a spy. All too soon his mission becomes a challenge to stay alive. Who's double-crossing him? Can it be the English gal he's falling in love with? Or is it the spy-master back in England who's set him up as the fall guy? He's always been lucky, but he''l need more than luck to avoid joining Miss Cavell before a Boche firing squad. "The author seems to have a pretty good handle on British idioms as well as German and French phrases... and possibly some Flemish for good measure. The language of the time in general is well used and thought-out. She has the weapons and aircraft correct, the references to the Germans' use of chlorine gas... and the effects of such.The strength of the narrative is the constant wheels-within-wheels maze of loyalty, betrayal, deception, misdirection, and outright lies that characterize such international affairs even today... perhaps even more so today. It is, I think, a good read. Go ahead an buy it... it is entertaining and somewhat educational... something all of us can use in these times when The Great War is remembered by so few of us". --Dale A. Raby, Editor/Publisher The Green Bay Web"It is difficult to put this book into a specific category - it is part spy, part romance, and part historical. There is much betrayal, deception, lies and romance, all intermingled and the author has successfully evoked the spirit of the times and the people. This is excellent reading for anyone interested in early air combat and in the horrible days of World War I." -- New and Used Books, Reviews

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