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    The Black Sun

    By James Twining

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    It is a secret that has been hidden for more than a half century. . . . The clues have been scattered across the globe. Now someone has begun to piece them together—and the future of the world depends on his being stopped in time.

    In Maryland, a vicious gang breaks into the National Cryptologic Museum and steals a Nazi Enigma machine. In a London hospital, an Auschwitz survivor is murdered in his bed, his killers making off with a macabre trophy—his severed left arm. In Prague, a seemingly worthless painting is stolen from a synagogue. Three cities. Three puzzling thefts. Could there possibly be a connection?

    When former art thief Tom Kirk is first asked to investigate, the Prague theft certainly seems unremarkable enough—until the stolen painting turns up alongside the amputated human arm. As Tom digs deeper into the past, both items appear to be elements in an elaborate trail of clues laid down in the dying days of the Third Reich by a secret order of SS knights—clues that stretch from the remote mountains of Idaho to the snowy streets of St. Petersburg and ultimately lead to a fabled treasure lost in the ashes of war.

    Spurred on by the sinister light of the Black Sun emblem, ghosts from his past, and the poisonous manipulations of a deadly enemy, Tom finds himself trapped in a situation where the greatest prize of all is life itself—and not just his own. . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061803123
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    James Twining

    James Twining was born in London but spent much of his childhood in Paris. After graduating from Oxford University with a first class degree in French Literature, he worked in Investment Banking for four years before leaving to set up his own company which he then sold three years later, having been named as one of the eight "Best of Young British" Entrepreneurs in The New Statesman magazine. James lives in London with his wife and two daughters. Visit www.jamestwining.com

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    • 4/5
      Using the real Gold Train story, James Twining's story advances the idea that a portion of the Gold Train was originally removed and hidden in a spot other than the tunnel in Austria. His hero, Tom Kirk solves several puzzles to find the portion and his search takes him from Europe to the US, to Russia and finally to a small town in Germany.
    • 3/5
      a pretty decent yarn. fast paced and a good mystery. i thought there were a few too many characters (the story switches between different character's pov throughout) but mostly a fun book. a good beach read.
    • 3/5
      Clues on some old paintings by an unknown and mediocre artist from WWII lead former art thief Tom Kirk; his partner, Archie; and friend Dominique on a trip around Europe looking for the legendary Amber Room. They try to stay ahead of Tom's father's former partner, Renwick, who is still part of the art underworld and also trying to track down the Amber Room. It is a page-turner, and kept me up late for several nights running, as I wanted to see how things turned out! Did the Amber Room get found? If so, was it by Tom and friends, or Renwick and company?
    • 3/5
      The plot moved along reasonably well. The characters were fine, though I probably would have benefited from reading the previous book first. The ending was a bit of a disappointment. Typical beach fare for me.
    • 4/5
      Book #2 featuring Twining's hero, Tom Kirk, a now former professional thief, who along with his pal Archie have gone legit in the antiques business. If you've read the Double Eagle by the same author, this one is much better.A brief synopsis with no spoilers:As the book opens, Tom is in Prague talking to a rabbi of a synagogue there about some terrible defacing done to the inside and outside of the building. Everything has been graffiti'd with Nazi markings, and there was something taken -- a painting by an artist named Bellak. This puts Tom and Archie onto a very strange case that dates back to before and during WWII involving stolen art. There's also a good twist toward the end of the story.I had a lot of trouble putting this one down, and did so only grudingly when I had to. It was never dull...something was always going on, and the mysteries continued to deepen as the book went along. Add to this the plot twist at the end, and you've got one fast-paced suspense read that doesn't let up. The characters of Tom and Archie are more real in this one than in the previous book, and Twining has really come along since writing The Double Eagle. The Black Sun is one of the more suspenseful books I've read this year, and I'm looking forward to another Tom Kirk story!