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The One Man
The One Man: A Novel | Andrew Gross
"1944. Physics professor Alfred Mendl is separated from his family and sent to the men's camp, where all of his belongings are tossed on a roaring fire. His books, his papers, his life's work. The Nazis have no idea what they have just destroyed. And without that physical record, Alfred is one of only two people in the world with his particular knowledge. Knowledge that could start a war, or end it. Nathan Blum works behind a desk at an intelligence office in Washington, DC, but he longs to contribute to the war effort in a more meaningful way, and he has a particular skill set the U.S. suddenly needs. Nathan is fluent in German and Polish, he is Semitic looking, and he proved his scrappiness at a young age when he escaped from the Polish ghetto. Now, the government wants him to take on the most dangerous assignment of his life: Nathan must sneak into Auschwitz, on a mission to find and escape with one man. This historical thriller from New York Times bestseller Andrew Gross is a deeply affecting, unputdownable series of twists and turns through a landscape at times horrifyingly familiar but still completely compelling"--
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LibraryCin
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This was good. It may also be a “victim” of me being fully saturated with WWII books. I listened to the audio and had no issues with it. I can‘t imagine anyone would agree to do that rescue, as they knew enough about Auschwitz by then. Oh, the test they had Nathan do ahead of time to “prove” he could? No. Just no. Cont in comments...

LibraryCin If they wanted him to go so badly, I think he could/should have called them on it and not done it. He was already trained by then. I can‘t imagine they‘d find anyone else to do it, so let them call it off; I can‘t imagine Nathan wanted to go in so badly. 11mo
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SanjanaGhosh
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LindseyB
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Amazing read. Couldn‘t put it down.

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mukulraizada
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Enjoyed it, historical thriller based on mission to rescue Alfred Mendl. It's emotional and engrossing you would want to know what going to happen next.

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rajithr
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My recent reads based on litsy recommendations, ❤️💕 all, each was a wonderful read in its genre. Thank you 🙏

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rajithr
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Kickass prologue 🤩 Yummy 😍

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RJHowe
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A bold career move for Andy to jump from domestic to historical thrillers was a smashing success.

It describes a mission to try and liberate one very special prisoner from the deadliest of concentration camps. His craft is razor sharp, pacing perfect, and characters well drawn.

Despite the subject matter it is not overwhelmingly dark and it deals with family and emotion very well.

Any fan of thrillers or historical fiction would enjoy it.

Libby1 What a lovely inscription in your book. 6y
RJHowe @Libby1 He really is a kind and thoughtful man. 6y
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StMartinsPress
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Now in trade paperback!

SilversReviews I always like his books. 7y
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tricours
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Not bad as a suspense novel, but it was not really my type of book. The audiobook is very good though. I don‘t think I would have read it if I couldn‘t listen to it while doing other things.

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Suzze
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Hoping to do better on photo challenges this month! Here are some of my favorite ONE books. Who else has read these? #Novemberbythenumbers

hermyknee I binge read One of Us is Lying on a day! So crazy good! 7y
TheRiehlDeal I've got One of Us is Lying and Tell No One on my TBR. 7y
Suzze @TheRiehlDeal Tell No One is one of my all time favorites! 7y
CouronneDhiver I‘m working on The One Man right now. So far so good 7y
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ElishaLovesBooks
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ElenaBaer
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#shelfie #riotgrams 📚this is actually my spot @bookriot

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A_Biblioteca_da_Joao
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cinco estrelas totalmente merecidas. Que livro!

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julienaji
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Loved it. Not your typical WW2 fiction. A thriller. Kept me on the edge of my seat!

Suzze I thought this was great! And unlike any other book by him I've read. 8y
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Rachael_S
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Mehso-so

The furor over this book is legit. It is a great escape read for when you feel unable to concentrate on the bickering of today's political camps. It's da bomb.

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alejguts
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I devoured this book. Disclaimer: I am a WWII fiction and nonfiction aficionado! I will read everything and anything. Not kidding! It took a while for me to get to this title and I thought is was a taut thriller and perhaps one of the recent best researched novels of the time and place. I was transported happily as a reader and unhappily as a human being.

jessberk13 Waiting to borrow this one from my MIL 8y
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drokka
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I really like the story. It's kept me interested, until the day of the breakout. Then I just want to smack the lot of them. The only people with any real sense are the professor and Greta. I hate when a good thriller goes slapstick. I mean seriously, you're escaping, why the heck are you dragging your heels?!

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julienaji
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It's snowing. Not going anywhere!

Suzze Yay, snow! And I so loved this book! 8y
julienaji Couple book club read. Just starting, I hear it's great! 8y
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javadiva
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I cannot "put this book down." (I'm listening to it.) I have read many holocaust books, but something about this one, maybe because there is the addition of the US govt involved, and maybe because it's a mystery, or that Portugal is included...these elements for a holocaust novel are new to me and have sucked me in.

Bookladylinda I like Andrew Gross, I will be stacking this one! 8y
javadiva @Bookladylinda It was SO good!! 8y
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HiddenGemBooks
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Poland. 1944. Alfred Mendl and his family are brought on a crowded train to a concentration camp after being caught trying to flee Paris with forged papers. His family is torn away from him on arrival, his life‘s work burned before his eyes. To the guards, he's just another prisoner, but in fact Mendl—a renowned physicist—holds knowledge that only two people in the world possess. And the other is already at work for the Nazi war machine.

#TBR😱📚

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Madeline
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Mehso-so

I am in the minority with my dislike of this one, but I think it's because this is not a good fit for me, genre wise. A thriller set in the context of a concentration camp was just overwhelming for me, I think.

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Priyanshi
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I have a good feeling about this one. Another historical fiction!

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krismac
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Went book shopping today! My TBR pile! :)

MrBook #NiceStack!!! Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 8y
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jessberk13
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Two others I picked up from the library today and of course they're both WWII novels set in Paris. I really need to branch out....

TheBookHippie The Paris Architect I loved!!! 8y
jessberk13 @BooksFoodJoy a woman at my pool has been telling me all summer about it, just raving! Of course I had to pick it up. 8y
TheBookHippie @jessica I could not put it down! 8y
Suzze I loved The One Man, hope you do too! 8y
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Suzze
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Some parts were definitely formulaic, but, all in all, a really good historical thriller. Different from other books I have read by Andrew Gross. Imagine someone breaking INTO Auschwitz to break OUT with a scientist that might help the Allies win the war.

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BethFishReads
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On my maybe list for August. Historical thriller = interested. World War II = I'm slightly burned out. Opening line of Chapter 1i is : "The barking of the dogs was closing in on them, not far behind now."

SusanInTiburon Cool photo effect! 8y
Zelma Agreed. I love it. 8y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders Oh, that looks interesting! I agree with your interest + burn out too. But I'm going to add this to the TBR. 8y
Dorielvsbooks Just finished the ARC and it's great even though I was hesitant to revisit the concentration camps Great historical thriller 8y
BethFishReads @Dorielvsbooks oh thanks for letting me know. I'll hang on to it 8y
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Suzze
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About 50 pages in, and I don't want to put it down! Two of my favorite genres, a historical thriller!

MrBook Nice! 8y
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BritanyA
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This book was everything to me. I couldn't stop turning the pages because I had to know how this was going to end. Drop a man (yes, that one man 😂) into Auschwitz- YES, Auschwitz to sneak out a professor that holds the key to the Atomic bomb, thereby winning the war. Writing was quick and easy, making me sail right thru this one! Out Aug 23rd. #Holocaust #Thriller #PageTurningGoodness ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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