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Played out as a cat-and-mouse thriller, The Boys From Brazil follows Nazi hunter Yakov Lieberman and notorious Nazi scientist Josef Mengele as they pursue each other across the world. Meanwhile, Mengele's machination to create the 'fourth reich' unfurls with a plot to kill 94 seemingly unimportant
Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel transcends time and expectations: a gothic marriage tale that, despite knowing the conventions in advance, still managed to shock me with plot twists and unexpected turns. The novel's unnamed narrator is a young woman, whose prospective future is built around being
The thematic predecessor to Bram Stoker's Dracula demands a certain level of respect when reading. While reading, I noticed a certain awareness in the text, and foresight to questions a future audience would ask. The format and style was highly influential, using epistolary segments at the start and
“If this is what I think it is…” Dutch stopped in his tracks but Henri walked ahead, looking back over his shoulder with a grin. “You remember the way?” “How could I forget?” Dutch stalled. “You were always so sentimental.” “Me?” laughed Henri. “never.” “Says the man who sent me
The streets were empty Sunday morning. Paris was in church or bed. Nobody out to hear the scuttle beneath cobbled roads. Saints and Kings had trod those stones and worn them smooth, but beneath them existed another world: the catacombs. Following the smell of smoke, Henri whistled, and listened to
