SS-GB, an alternate history novel by Len Deighton, takes
place a year after Great Britain capitulates to Nazi Germany. As an alternate history genre book, this work
is of high quality. Deighton has a
precise and controlled prose; his powers of observation and description are
high.
This book is also a mystery novel, so it follows the
conventions of that genre. Not a big fan
myself; these novels always feel compressed and forced at the conclusion (as does this novel). But overall this novel is expertly wrought and masterfully written.
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