Hunting the Hangman

Well written semi-fictional account of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich I was wary of this book as the facts themselves make a good thriller, however Linskey carries it off and does offer insight into the minds of the protagonists. His knowledge of the facts is well grounded and although most of......more

The events surrounding the assassination attempt on Reinhard Heydrich, the architect of the holocaust Visit the locations in the novel Hunting the Hangman Quite a different novel for Howard but it's one he's wanted to write for years and has researched in detail. It was worth the effort and the hard......more

I owe my new found interest into WW2 to my mom, who grew up during the War in Germany, whose gone to heaven, miss her stories and every WW2 book I read is a tribute to her. This was my first read from Howard Linsky, found 'Hunting the Hangman' interesting, it's well written researched, two strong ch......more

Hunting the Hangman is a truly fascinating story, made all the more so by the fact that it's a true one. It took 17 years between Howard Linskey having the idea for the book and it finally being published. The beauty of it is that almost all of it is absolutely true to the real events, with only sma......more

Hunting the Hangman - Howard Linskey This is a first rate thriller and a realistic fictional account of the real events that shook the world at the height of WWII. Hunting the Hangman is thought provoking, exciting and clearly a labour of love for the author - a genuine joy to read. Hunting the Hangma......more