The Key to Rebecca
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The Key to Rebecca

by Ken Follett

1980•Espionage•355 pages

Taste attributes: espionagethrillerwarhistoricalfastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn expansive spy novel that is heavy, grounded and dark. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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2.5 / 5

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About This Book

His code name: "The Sphinx." His mission: to send Rommel's advancing army the secrets that would unlock the doors to Cairo ... and ultimate Nazi triumph in the war. And in all of Cairo, only two people could stop this brilliant and ruthless Nazi master agent. One was a down-on-his-luck English officer no one would listen to. The other was a young Jewish girl ...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

EspionageThrillerWarHistoricalRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Secret serviceWorld War, 1939-1945Spy storiesEgypt

Details

Author
Ken Follett
Published
1980
Pages
355
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