词条 | The Information Officer |
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| name = The Information Officer | image = File:TheInformationOfficer.jpg | border = | caption = First edition | author = Mark Mills | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = | publisher = HarperCollins | release_date = April 2009 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print | pages = 400 | isbn = 0-00-727686-9 | dewey = | congress = | oclc = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Information Officer is the third novel by English author Mark Mills, published in 2009 by HarperCollins. Plot introductionSet in 1942 in Malta during World War II, the story concerns Max Chadwich whose task as Information Officer was to ensure the news the islanders receive maintains morale. But then he is shown evidence that a British submarine officer is raping and murdering local women, and determines to track down the killer himself amidst the increasing devastation caused by the German bombing raids during the so-called Siege of Malta. ReceptionThe novel was widely praised :-
References1. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/13/the-information-officer-mark-mills Crime fiction: Trouble afoot, The Guardian, 13th June 2009] Retrieved 2015-09-11. 2. ^A murder mystery - set on Malta during World War II - is both a sendup to classic thrillers and a thrilling tale all its own, LA Times, 9th Feb 2010 Retrieved 2015-09-11. 3. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/books/review/Crime-t.html Devil’s Island, New York Times, 26th Feb 2010] Retrieved 2015-09-11. 4. ^The Washington Times - Friday, February 19, 2010 Retrieved 2015-09-11. External links
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