The Bormann Testament, Jack Higgins
The Bormann Testament, Jack Higgins
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The Bormann Testament

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 4 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2011


Synopsis

Special Agent Paul Chavasee is about to start a much-deserved holiday when he is abruptly pulled back to active duty. He knows that if he’s being called into action, a job has gone bad—and it’s about to get a lot worse.As Hitler’s private secretary—and an influential member of the Third Reich—Martin Bormann was one of those rare Nazis who managed to simply disappear at the end of World War II. But the terrible secrets Bormann carried into oblivion are about to be revealed to the world. A manuscript that exposes former Nazis, who are now in hiding, is up for grabs, and there are those in power who have much to lose with its discovery.Now, Chavasse must retrieve the Bormann testament before it is buried forever—and him along with it.…

About Jack Higgins

Since The Eagle Has Landed—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel Jack Higgins has written has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.


Reviews

This Jack Higgins novel is somewhat reminiscent of Frederick Forsyth's "The Odessa File," i.e. a plot involving Nazi-hunting in West Germany in the early 1960s, only far more action-packed, as Higgins's protagonist, the intrepid British agent (of half-French descent) Paul Chavasse, is a man of actio......more

Goodreads review by Imran

After the last few Jack Higgins novels disappointed me, I was apprehensive about starting The Bormann Testament. I kept the faith as the subject, i.e. the Nazi movement in 1960s post-war Germany, interested me. I am glad. The Bormann Testament was a fast paced, entertaining novel. The plot moved qui......more

The Norman testament A very fast read with a rather sad ending. An excellent read . Bormann, Hitler's right hand man,apparently had written his memoirs implicating a lot of powerful people. If you liked the Odessa file you will enjoy this!......more

Goodreads review by Ed

#1 in the Paul Chavasse series. This novel was originally published in 1962 as The Testament of Caspar Schultz by Martin Fallon. In 1962 the publisher had problems using the name Martin Bormann - one of the top Nazis and a member of Hitler's inner circle. This problem went away by 2006 and the novel......more