The Crook Factory (Hardcover) Published March by William Morrow Company. first edition, Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Dan Simmons. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: bltadwin.ru: Dan Simmons. Simmons leaps from fat genre novels (suspense/horror/sf fantasy) to fat mainstream historical suspense in retelling the story of Ernest Hemingway's submarine-chasing exploits off Cuba in #; As is often the case with the author's overplanned and hyperdetailed novels, this one boasts proliferating plots and subplots. At its center lolls the brawnily bravura Falstaffian bully/braggart. Dan Simmons has written a brilliant novel that he proclaims as being 95% Non-Fiction! Ernest Hemingway allegedly ran a Spy Ring known as the Crook Factory from his home in Cuba during WWII. When J. Edgar Hoover tasks Agent Joe Lucas with going down to Cuba to investigate (and "take care" of Hemingway, if necessary), Agent Lucas does not know what to expect/5().
The Crook Factory is a classic spy adventure with Ernest Hemingway's character stirring the pot. Simmons builds out the structure of a le Carre novel, then adds layers of Hemingway and historical info from the era and Cuba. Simmons has always tread the line in terms of overdoing things with the research he does for certain novels. The Crook Factory is a novel by the award winning author, Dan Simmons. During World War II Ernest Hemingway apparently asked for permission, from the American government, to run a spy ring from his home in Cuba and got it. But Simmons does an incredible job. Readers will come away from this book feeling as if they actually lived alongside the great writer. Part spy novel, part history lesson, and part thriller, "The Crook Factory" is ample proof that the talents of Dan Simmons can't be constrained by any genre. (from "The.
X0VYSWLKBT «The Crook Factory \ Kindle The Crook Factory By Dan Simmons BRILLIANCE AUDIO, United States, CD-Audio. Condition: New. Unabridged. Language: English. Brand New. At the height of World War II, the famous writer Ernest Hemingway sought permission from the U.S. government to operate a spy ring out of his house in the Cuban. Ernest Hemingway - Super Spy! Reviewed in the United States on Febru. Verified Purchase. Dan Simmons has written a brilliant novel that he proclaims as being 95% Non-Fiction! Ernest Hemingway allegedly ran a Spy Ring known as the Crook Factory from his home in Cuba during WWII. Dan Simmons has written a brilliant novel that he proclaims as being 95% Non-Fiction! Ernest Hemingway allegedly ran a Spy Ring known as the Crook Factory from his home in Cuba during WWII. When J. Edgar Hoover tasks Agent Joe Lucas with going down to Cuba to investigate (and "take care" of Hemingway, if necessary), Agent Lucas does not know what to expect.
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