Her Father has made provisions for his two elderly, much-loved servants, leaving them a house in which to live out their days. Her lawyer reads her the contents of her Father’s Will. Melissa Iverson has inherited a vast fortune. Those in power are afraid of losing it and guard it jealously. People crave power, even if they already have it, they are greedy and want more. The theme of Once I was a Soldier is power. Both of these writers have agile, creative minds and both are experts in their chosen fields of espionage and the politics of the era. I’ve made the comparison between John le Carre and Daniel Kemp before. This is a thriller of the highest quality. It’s not obvious, at first, because the characters seem new, but if you have read the first book, you will realise, slowly, slowly that you have met these characters before. Once I was a Soldier by Daniel Kemp is the second in a trilogy that opened with What Happened in Vienna Jack? Once I was a Soldier picks up the narrative some 20 years later.
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