13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
A Superb Story Well Told,
June 20, 2005 charles peterson (New Orleans, La/Keller, Tx) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Honor Bound (Mass Market Paperback)
Honor Bound captures your attention at the start and never lets go. While there is not really a lot of "action," the story, the settings and the character development all make for an excellent book.
The story is the recruitment and development of an OSS team to carry out a secret mission to disrupt German submarine activity in neutral Argentina during WWII. The sub story is the reconnection of a powerful Argentine father and his American son who have not seen each other since the son was an infant. Several other sub stories are also woven in. All are interesting and well told.
The primary setting is WWII Buenos Aires. Most of us are unaware of the atmosphere there during the war, so that makes for a good learning experience. Other settings include Guadacanal, Midland (Texas) and New Orleans. All add interest to the story.
Griffen also does an excellent job of developing his characters. The primary ones really come to life.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
When arrives the next novel?,
May 31, 1999 By A Customer
This review is from: Honor Bound (Mass Market Paperback)
Honour bound is a great novel. I was only familiar with the Brotherhood of Arms series, so I was suprised when I saw this book in the bookstore. Cletus Frade and his friends had to stop the Germans in Argentina for the second time (I later discovered that there was a another book). Cletus also had the trouble of a pregnant girlfriend and a deceased father. He became the owner of his father's possesions. What happens to the money stolen from the Jews? Will Cletus be ordered to gain acces to this money? And what about Dorethea? I'm desperately waiting for the next book. Please write your books faster!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Character Building into a Magnificent Nove,
September 22, 2001 Jake White - See all my reviews
This review is from: Honor Bound (Mass Market Paperback)
Griffin is well known for his military books that have real characters doing unreal things that make the entire novel a real story of unreal quality. Ok just a confusing enough sentence to make you read more. Griffith is such a writer that his characters are what carries the story; meaning the reader wants to know how the characters are going to develop in the situations. Cletus Frade is akin to another of WEB's great characters...Craig Lowell.
Perhaps one of my favorite authors with books that allow for countless rereads.
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