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Blood And Fire: The Duke of Windsor And the Strange Murder of Sir Harry Oakes | 
 enlarge | Author: John Marquis
Publisher: LMH Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 989136
Media: Paperback
Pages: 232
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 9768184957
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1523092
EAN: 9789768184955
ASIN: 9768184957
Publication Date: November 30, 2005
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Condition: This is a good looking book. This book has bumped corners and edges, scuffing, a mildly turned spine, and several minor indentations on the covers. This is a great reading copy. Your book will be custom double-wrapped & over-taped to help assure you get it undamaged. Books sold in support of the World Outreach Projects efforts to lift up the world one person at a time. Ships M-F
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 Best book I've read this year - Doubt it'll be beaten January 12, 2006
Richard Scarrott (The United States Of Great Britain, actually!)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Well, what can I say. I didn't know much, if anything, about the 'Murder of the century' before a friend directed me towards this book. It is, without a doubt, on of the best books I've ever read. Not just for the compelling contents, which as other reviewers have stated, is impossible to put down, but especially for the sheer quality of the writing itself. John Marquis has brought the talents he has perfected over the years as a journalist, I discovered, and has bowled over all of the critics and undoubtley the general public too. Honest Abe disagrees, as his one star rating review explains. Is this a critique, or a personal attack? Is it rational? Not at all. Is it representative of the text in question? Hardly. Has Honest Abe ever honestly read the book? Unlikely.
Irresistable January 11, 2006
Carole R. Lay (Nassau, Bahamas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Blood and Fire by John Marquis is an excellent read. I found I couldn't put the book down after I started it. The mix of murder and royalty is irresistable.
COMPELLING January 11, 2006
Athena Damianos
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well-written and compelling. Marquis captures the mood of early Nassau and marshals his facts well as he re-tells the story of the murder of the century. Marquis offers disturbing insights into the murder of Sir Harry Oakes, fearlessly exploring the unusual response of the Duke of Windsor, then Governor of the Bahamas, and the other key players. I did not want to put this book down.
Beautifully written January 23, 2006
Rita Ambrose Jr (Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have now read this book twice. The author uses a remarkable mastery of the English language to transform what could have been merely a systematic documentation of historic events into an enthralling, mysterious and beautifully written piece of literature. The book is truly addictive, and the author truly talented. The gorgeous language used is so finely implemented that it feeds the senses as well as the mind, and is completely absorbing. I am so deeply shocked at the one-star review below that I can only assume it was a personal attack upon Mr Marquis - it could be nothing else. The fact that 'Honest Abe' refers to the book as a novel shows either his neglect to read it, or his misunderstanding of the word "novel". The time-limit that was placed upon Mr Marquis while writing the book only serves to reiterate the seemingly unlimited talent that the man possesses.
Suspenseful murder mystery that will keep you wanting more!!! March 25, 2006
Thomas Wilson (Boston MA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I received this book as a Christmas present and could not put it down. It is an excellent read and i highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed.
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