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The Double Image

The Double Image

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  • Author：Helen MacInnes
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Summary

While carrying out research in Paris， American historian John Craig is surprised when he runs into his old college professor。 Sussman is a worried man。 A survivor of Auschwitz， he in shock， having seen and been seen by one of the Nazis who tortured him in the camp。 But SS Colonel Berg has been dead for ten years - or has he？ Before Craig can help solve the riddle， Sussman is found dead and Craig is being questioned by the police。 As various international organisations are drawn into the hunt for Sussman's killer， he realises that the ex-Nazi is far more than just a wanted war criminal。
Soon Craig's search for the truth takes him from Paris to the island of Mykonos， where he must unmask a dangerous and powerful foe。

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Reviews

Kate ，

The Double Image by Helen MacInnes was part of a Reader's Digest Condensed book selection。 I enjoyed reading this book set in Paris and Greece。 It is a well written story of espionage as it relates to Nazis and Russian spies。I realize that is book is probably no longer available， but if you can find it in a library， it is a worthwhile book to read。 The Double Image by Helen MacInnes was part of a Reader's Digest Condensed book selection。 I enjoyed reading this book set in Paris and Greece。 It is a well written story of espionage as it relates to Nazis and Russian spies。I realize that is book is probably no longer available， but if you can find it in a library， it is a worthwhile book to read。 。。。more

Emmie ，

Amazing book。 Amazing story。 Well written。 I was shocked I'd never heard of this writer。 I'm glad she wrote so many other books！ I can't wait to read them all too！ Amazing book。 Amazing story。 Well written。 I was shocked I'd never heard of this writer。 I'm glad she wrote so many other books！ I can't wait to read them all too！ 。。。more

David Evans ，

Another excellent thriller taking us from the streets of mid 1960s Paris to a still undeveloped Mykonos as a supposedly dead Nazi war criminal is recognised walking the boulevards of the French capital。 What is he up to and why does a committed Nazi seem now to be a communist sympathiser？ All roads lead to the Greek islands but which of several Americans at a spies reunion party is the traitor？Convoluted and intricately plotted， full of well-developed characters - most of whom seem to be secret Another excellent thriller taking us from the streets of mid 1960s Paris to a still undeveloped Mykonos as a supposedly dead Nazi war criminal is recognised walking the boulevards of the French capital。 What is he up to and why does a committed Nazi seem now to be a communist sympathiser？ All roads lead to the Greek islands but which of several Americans at a spies reunion party is the traitor？Convoluted and intricately plotted， full of well-developed characters - most of whom seem to be secret agents except for the two amateurs caught up in proceedings who， in spite of receiving no specialist training， seem to be most able to uncover the truth。 。。。more

Torsten ，

Classic MacInnes。 Nice characters， a building suspense and a story that one can persuade oneself is quite plausible。 And a quite happy ending。 I like happy endings。

Adelaide Blair ，

3。5

Carl Landon ，

Another Macinnes winner。Great story well told。 Lots of twists and turns。 Terrific characters and character development。 Still relevant after all this time。

Donna ，

Favorite Author！I found this author and her books years ago when the Cold War was in full strength。 After living in Europe in the 1970s， I was fascinated by that time period。 Great to reread a favorite！

Katrina ，

Ah， nostalgia for the good old days of the Cold War！https://piningforthewest。co。uk/2020/0。。。 Ah， nostalgia for the good old days of the Cold War！https://piningforthewest。co。uk/2020/0。。。 。。。more

Jack Heath ，

Synopsis: an American meets a former professor who has just seen a supposedly dead Nazi in Paris。 Soon several intelligence agents are on the job。

Carla Remy ，

From 1965。Spies all around。 Coded messages， secret paths， double agents， fake personas。 Plenty of action， and romance too。 Well written， but so long。

Alice ，

Another fast-paced Euro-espionage offering from Helen MacInnes。 This time the action moves from Paris to Mykonos in pursuit of a former Nazi turned Russian agent。

Audrey Stephens ，

Tightly packed spy/adventure/travel story。 Kind of made me long for the simpler times of the Cold War era。。。。

Shonna Froebel ，

My copy has a different cover

Jennifer Morefield ，

This was a post WWII spy novel。 It was a bit slow paced and a bit complicated。 It was hard to tie all the characters in and tie the story together。 Not bad， but not great。

truenorth ，

An easy， interesting read。 Almost four stars

Carolyn Hill ，

I was surprised to come across in a local bookstore this reprint of a Helen MacInnes espionage thriller from 1966 that I'd never read。 It turns out that Titan Books is re-publishing many of this "queen of spy writers'" works。 MacInnes， a Scot who later with her husband became an American citizen， first wrote of the Nazis and WWII and its political aftermath and then the Cold War。 Fluent in French and German， she became aware of Nazi violence and the growing menace of Hitler during her and her hu I was surprised to come across in a local bookstore this reprint of a Helen MacInnes espionage thriller from 1966 that I'd never read。 It turns out that Titan Books is re-publishing many of this "queen of spy writers'" works。 MacInnes， a Scot who later with her husband became an American citizen， first wrote of the Nazis and WWII and its political aftermath and then the Cold War。 Fluent in French and German， she became aware of Nazi violence and the growing menace of Hitler during her and her husband's travels in Germany in the early 30's and kept a diary which lead to her first book a decade later published in the midst of the war。 I read quite a bit of MacInnes back in the 70's and 80's and own a number of her mass market paperbacks。 Reading tastes change， but I used to love reading suspense novels set in Europe written with a good eye for local color。 Especially set in Greece as this novel is， where I spent a wonderful summer going around the country studying archaeology。 （I was delighted that while in Athens， not only did the main character hang out with fun-loving scholars from the American School where I studied， but that one of the main good guy spies was an associate there。 It is not surprising since MacInnes's husband was a classics scholar and professor at Columbia。） The story begins in Paris， travels to Athens， and then to Mykonos。 As is the case in most of MacInnes's novels， the protagonist is a man， typically a scholar， writer， or lawyer - a quiet， intelligent， and capable type - who is not a spy or diplomat by trade， but a bystander who gets caught and drawn into international intrigue。 John Craig， an historian， underplayed his real interests， too， as if he thought intellectual display was just another form of boasting， unnecessary if you were any good， embarrassing if you weren't。 Craig runs into a former archaeology professor of his from Columbia， a Jew who survived a concentration camp， who was in Paris to testify against certain Nazis。 While stopping for a drink at a cafe， the professor is approached by someone he tries to ignore。 After the man leaves， he tells Craig that the man was a Nazi turned Communist that he knew as a boy， and the man wanted him to recognize him and feel threatened。 The next day the professor turns up dead and Craig is drawn into a chain of events。 It took some concentration to get into this story， as there are numerous characters， mostly male， who are a part of an American diplomatic group and undercover intelligence agents， and their English， French， Russian， and Greek counterparts。 Craig's connection is through his brother-in-law， a diplomat coming home from a stint in Moscow， passing through Paris on his way back home with his wife， Craig's sister。 At a party Craig meets the diplomatic team， and relates his meeting with his professor。 When it turns out that the professor was possibly murdered， and Craig was the last person to talk with him， the intelligent agents become quite interested in Craig。 The narrative jumps around from Craig to the intelligence agents to the soviets and it takes several chapters for it to come together， while I tried to keep the characters straight。 I do have to say that I guessed the double agent immediately from his first introduction。 That did not interfere with the suspense， though， as the culprit is narrowed down to two men， and of course I couldn't be certain。 As is also typical in a MacInnes novel， there is a little romance with a heroine who is attractive and intelligent like the male lead。 She gets little time here， though， but there are two female intelligent agents， one on the good side， one on the bad， who play their roles。 They of course have to be decorative in order to attract their prey， and are in typical female roles of the time as secretaries， hostesses， and interior designers， not to mention arm candy。 So it must be noted here that though this is written by a woman， it is very much of its time， and gender roles are well established。 MacInnes herself was in her late fifties when this was published， as she was born in 1907， and sometimes her observations about younger people's mode of dress in the swinging sixties seem like an old-fashioned great aunt's。 Her understanding of intelligence maneuverings seems well-founded， though， as her husband had served in the British MI6， even though the newest Bond-type gadgets seem ridiculously primitive in our technological age。 The unsettling tenor of current events had me wanting to read an espionage novel again， so this was a timely find。 I enjoy MacInnes's books， and her intelligent， cultivated， and caring heroes， even if they are a bit straight-laced。 The action and suspense are not as violent or as edgy as those thrillers of today， which suits me fine。 There is some violence， as the subject matter would indicate， but the worst of it is only hinted at。 This was a re-visit to a former era， which suddenly seems to be relevant again。 I would recommend to those who like an espionage suspense tale that is intelligent， while lighter and less depressing than some of the grimmer novels of this genre。 Three and a half stars rounded up。 。。。more

Barbara Klein ，

The first book of hers that I read and still one of my favorites。

Akwhepworth ，

I had trouble keeping all the characters straight --- and following the plot for that matter。 Loved the setting， but I just didn't pay enough attention to the details in this one。 I had trouble keeping all the characters straight --- and following the plot for that matter。 Loved the setting， but I just didn't pay enough attention to the details in this one。 。。。more

Cynthia Pelfrey ，

Could not finish it。 I don't know why， but it just didn't call to me。 Could not finish it。 I don't know why， but it just didn't call to me。 。。。more

John Senner ，

Good old cold-war-era spy story。 John Craig is an academic doing research on a book and he meets his old professor in Paris， who is being followed by a Nazi war criminal/soviet spy。 And the trouble begins。

Fredrick Danysh ，

Set in the post-Kennedy Cold War era， this spy novels places historian in Europe doing research for a book on trade routes where he accidentally runs into an old college professor。 When the professor dies Craig is caught up in the spy game as he held track down a Nazi who was presumed dead for the past decade。 He also meets the girl of his dreams and must protect her。

Tanya ，

Another hitThe author has another hit mystery。 I love her books and find satisfaction in every one that I read。 Well drawn characters and good historical information。

Kay ，

With the stock figure of the naïve American in Paris who suddenly finds himself running in an international post World-War II spy-counterspy race to capture a very nasty Nazi who got away， this old-fashioned story of foreign intrigue is classically character-based serious Marx Brothers drama。 Beautiful women play important parts and Mykonos， with Mykoniots， provide a brilliantly rich Greek islands stage for the drama。 Next time I may just write down all the names and really try to keep everyone With the stock figure of the naïve American in Paris who suddenly finds himself running in an international post World-War II spy-counterspy race to capture a very nasty Nazi who got away， this old-fashioned story of foreign intrigue is classically character-based serious Marx Brothers drama。 Beautiful women play important parts and Mykonos， with Mykoniots， provide a brilliantly rich Greek islands stage for the drama。 Next time I may just write down all the names and really try to keep everyone straight， but the action quickly wraps and carries the reader along a fast and hilly path， with happy romance the clincher that dips its feet in chick lit。 Admirably woven plot with spies moving on- and offstage， intricately dancing to a tune of their own making。 I wondered if there was a top-level MI6 or CIA puppeteer behind it all， and probably a re-read would help。 It seemed that a chance Paris-cafe sighting of a Nazi war criminal thought dead simply galvanized a group of men who couldn't be sure of each other's allegiances and real identities to set off on a breakneck hunt for a German-Russian bad guy。 I miss these classics that are such light-hearted fun with serious underpinnings， so well-plotted with their quick-scene-changes and characters unexpectedly showing up in unlikely places and so am happy I stumbled on this one。 A re-read， for sure！ 。。。more

Calzean ，

An holocaust survivor sees a Nazi goaler who is supposedly dead。 The survivor is then found dead。 And so the story of who is doing what to who starts and goes on and on。Hasn't aged well。 Does not have the complexities of Le Carre or the darkness of a really sinister villain。 While it has exciting technical spy gadgets which might have been interesting at the time， the story relies on a lot of dialogue as the various parties attempt to outwit each other。 As with a lot of espionage stories the rol An holocaust survivor sees a Nazi goaler who is supposedly dead。 The survivor is then found dead。 And so the story of who is doing what to who starts and goes on and on。Hasn't aged well。 Does not have the complexities of Le Carre or the darkness of a really sinister villain。 While it has exciting technical spy gadgets which might have been interesting at the time， the story relies on a lot of dialogue as the various parties attempt to outwit each other。 As with a lot of espionage stories the roles of the characters are more about outpointing their opponents as to the reason why they do what they do。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

I loved Helen MacInness when I was in high school。 The book held up well on re-reading it so many years later。 Good plot， likeable characters， great locations， and good writing。 I'm setting myself a goal - to read all of her books in the order they were written。 With luck I'll be able to find them all。 I loved Helen MacInness when I was in high school。 The book held up well on re-reading it so many years later。 Good plot， likeable characters， great locations， and good writing。 I'm setting myself a goal - to read all of her books in the order they were written。 With luck I'll be able to find them all。 。。。more

Beth ，

This was another enjoyable espionage novel by Helen MacInnes。 I find myself wanting to read her books in the summer。 This one was written in the 1960s。 John Craig is an American historian visiting Europe to do research for a book。 While in Paris he runs into an old college professor who sees a former Nazi， then turns up dead。 Craig ends up being drawn into the hunt for the former Nazi who is really a Russian agent。 He works with American intelligence agents in Paris and later Mykonos， Greece。 Th This was another enjoyable espionage novel by Helen MacInnes。 I find myself wanting to read her books in the summer。 This one was written in the 1960s。 John Craig is an American historian visiting Europe to do research for a book。 While in Paris he runs into an old college professor who sees a former Nazi， then turns up dead。 Craig ends up being drawn into the hunt for the former Nazi who is really a Russian agent。 He works with American intelligence agents in Paris and later Mykonos， Greece。 There is also a love interest as part of the story。 I enjoyed the locations for the story （I've always wanted to visit Greece）。 The story is a bit confusing in places trying to keep the various characters straight， but overall it's another enjoyable read by one of my favorite authors。 。。。more

Janette ，

There's a lot of talking and slow spots， but the end is a killer。 There's a lot of talking and slow spots， but the end is a killer。 。。。more

Barbara Gard ，

exciting spy story

Greer Andjanetta ，

A typical HM murder mystery set in Europe， this time involving a former German extermination camp guard who was presumed dead at the end of the war but is recognized in Paris by one of his former inmates。 Now a Russian agent， the German kills the former prisoner， now a professor and a former student of the professor， along with the inevitable beautiful young woman， set out to solve the murder and become embroiled with spies and espionage。 Quite readable。

Grace ，

Wow。 This was a completely hilarious spy novel of the anti-communist era。 Granted， the gadgets， tricks， running around in a foreign country。。。 I can see why they were such a hit back in those days。 And now I can finally say I read an original "Russian spy novel"。 This particular story involves a guy by the name of Berg， who was in Nazi Germany。 He worked in a concentration camp releasing all communists。 After the war， he was declared dead， but he really went to Russia， where he became an agent。 Wow。 This was a completely hilarious spy novel of the anti-communist era。 Granted， the gadgets， tricks， running around in a foreign country。。。 I can see why they were such a hit back in those days。 And now I can finally say I read an original "Russian spy novel"。 This particular story involves a guy by the name of Berg， who was in Nazi Germany。 He worked in a concentration camp releasing all communists。 After the war， he was declared dead， but he really went to Russia， where he became an agent。 Drama ensues starting with someone noticing and recognising him in Paris， where a young amateur spy and novelist picks up the chase on behalf of his sister's friends。 It goes to Greece， where they cloak and dagger around the island of Mykonos。It was here that a majority of the sneaky action happens， and you begin to wonder who， exactly， is lying to whom， and who is working for which government。 Somewhere along the way I stopped giggling at the obvious cloak and dagger of it， and started enjoying it。 Could it be because I've always had a love for atrocious spy novels？ Yes。 But more so because I was reading one of the original anti-communist era books， and I had never done that before。 It was like a piece of our delusional cultural history mixed with the awesomeness of microfilm hidden in the most unusual things， like a tie clip。 。。。more

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