--- product_id: 202481186 title: "The City in Flames (Stefan Gillespie Book 5)" brand: "michael russell" price: "761301₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/202481186-the-city-in-flames-stefan-gillespie-book-5 store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # The City in Flames (Stefan Gillespie Book 5) **Brand:** michael russell **Price:** 761301₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The City in Flames (Stefan Gillespie Book 5) by michael russell - **How much does it cost?** 761301₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/202481186-the-city-in-flames-stefan-gillespie-book-5) ## Best For - michael russell enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted michael russell brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The City in Flames (Stefan Gillespie Book 5) ## Images ![The City in Flames (Stefan Gillespie Book 5) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GBxkuDPjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Good but not one of the really good Stefan Gillespie books. *by T***D on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 24 May 2022* I enjoyed this book as I have enjoyed all of the books in the Stefan Gillespie series so far but it is not one of Michael Russell's best. The series concerns the adventures of a Protestant Hiberno-German Special Branch detective working in Dublin and living near Baltinglass during the Emergency or WWII as the rest of the world outside Ireland knows it. In most of the books in the series Gillespie visits a foreign city to investigate a big crime, he has been to Borgos, New York, Nazi Berlin and Lisbon. In this book he is in London. At the same time he usually solves another smaller crime closer to home, often due to an insight he has whilst abroad. The thing I absolutely love about the books in this series is the feeling of time and place. This leads to the first reason I was disappointed with this book, a song. Towards the end of the book Gillespie and the German spy talk about a line from the song 'Rifles of the IRA'. Now I am pretty sure the words were written by Dominic Behan in the 60s and popularised by the Wolfe Tones later. It is a bloody annoying anachronism! Frankly, I am surprised Russell made this mistake, he is usually very good on modern Irish history. The second thing about the book that disappointed me was the feeling that this was not as lovingly crafted as it's predecessors, it is a bit of a pot boiler. In summary it's ok but not Russell at his best. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ... and this time Gillespie's off to a Blitz-torn London for his next adventure ... *by M***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 10 June 2020* This series of "The City of/in ..." books is such a readable series of books; and after Danzig in "... of Shadows", New York in "... of Strangers", Spain in "... in Darkness", and Berlin in "... of Lies", it's now 1940 and the turn of Blitz-torn London as the "The City In Flames"Once again there are two parallel mysteries for Stefan Gillespie to solve, one at home and the minor story, and one overseas and undercover in County Camden, an alleged hotbed of IRA emigres and as serendipity would have it home to a German spy in the form of "Vera Kennedy" (and that's it for plot spoilers if you want more you can read the precis).Once again this is a book that weaves fiction with a raft of historical detail and discussion of Irish politics, the latter this time focussing on the difficulty of Irish neutrality in a time of war. Although pacier than the earlier books, this book lacks the plot complexities in particular of the first three stories (looking at my review of "The City of Lies" I note that I made a similar comment after reading the fourth episode in the series but this is weaker still) as Gillespie darts around both Eire and England entirely unfettered by the war (was that possible?). Whether the apparent compromise of complexity for pace is a good thing or a bad thing you'll have to judge, but despite the nice twist in the tale I felt less fulfilled at the end of the book than I had after the previous books, hence the four stars (although to be fair that's four stars against the other books in the series and not the book itself which is a five-star romp).Also like it's immediate predecessor this book has the feel of having been written to be read as either a part of a series or as a standalone that doesn't require and knowledge of Gillespie's backstory, but if you haven't read any of the previous books then I would recommend reading them in order particularly as the earlier books are, I think, stronger. That said I am still looking forward to Gillespie's next adventure wherever that may take him.**Plot spoiler: it's going to be 1941, it's going to be Malta, it's going to be "The City Under Siege" and it's going to be out soon, that's the staycation read sorted! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tightly written *by R***G on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 13 January 2022* The whole series of books have been very enjoyable. A good read as well as being historically accurate. 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