The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 17, 1982, Page 16, Image 16
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By Chris Handal
One of the most interest!
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winners is a Diena of fact and
the closer the fiction to the fa<
the story.
Jack Higgins is a master of ti
proves it again in his latest
"Luciano's Luck."
The story's factual bac
revealed in a half-page preface
In 1943, Charles Luciano, a ma:
time in New York's Gre
Penitentiarv nprsiiflHpH tl?*? Si
to aid the U.S. invasion of Sicily
The story's fiction is based c
that Luciano was seen in Sicil
time of the invasion.
FROM THESE elements,
written a credible, exciting U
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war 11 auventure, 11 mere is a
"Luciano's Luck," it's that tl
casionally seems to be a cor
three earlier Higgins thrillers.
"Luciano's Luck," like all
novels, features a large cast of c
To convince the Sicilian
cooperate with the allies, a
several characters) is compos*
the Italian city. Composed o
British intelligence officer, two
Luciano and the granddauehte
chief mafioso, the squad can
cooperation of the mafia an
peasants.
The two lead Nazi characters
Major Franz Meyer and the
determined Major Max Koening
THE PROBLEM with this If
characters is that many of then
resemble characters from Hig|
nuveis.
The two Nazis are straight fr<
"To Catch a King." Although
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to the novel. woman strikingly similar
fioso serving both "To Catch a King'
at Meadow Judgment." Here, the woi
icilian mafia profession that recalls the
Judgment."
>n the rumor Other aspects of "Lucian
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the flying scenes and
character.
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lis novel oc- novel ("The Valhalla Exchj
nbination of These problems are soor
since, as with every Higgii
of Higgins' is the key. "Luciano's Luc
characters. quite well.
mafia to The only plot flaw is Luc
i squad (of an offer to stay in Sicily,
ed to invade reason other than to ir
f a veteran historically possible, since
U.S. agents, U.S. prison at the end of
tr of Sicily's Again, however, Higgins'
ensure the taut writing provide actioi
d the local reader past the flaw:
are the evil Savage said to Detweile
ethical but could do with a couple offre
there."
As Detweiler obediently r
irge cast of range, Luciano laid down
l too closely Wesson, following nc
?ins' earlier precautions. Detweiler repl
targets and turned
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