If you enjoy noire, you'll enjoy meeting mean streets private eye Johnny Dark. Each chapter is prefaced with a headline from the day (1945) so you receive a history education. Dark spends time in Bosotn, Provincetown and Stowe Vermont. The bad guy is none other than Adolf Hitler who didnt' die in that Berlin bunker but pulled off the greatest hoax of the century. How mnay men commit suicide the day ater their first marriage? certainly not one of the most influencial leaders of the world.

"Where Duty Calls: The Story of Sarah Emma Edmonds" is a recently published, fictionalized account of the life of Union spy Sarah Edmonds. The plot of the story itself is quite interesting, chronicling the adventures of a female who poses as a male spy during the Civil War. The book, although not noted as relevant to a certain age category, is more suitable for younger children. Although it includes excerpts from Edmond's autobiography, and does well in sticking to the facts, it reads like a young adventure novel. It is definitely a more fictionalized account of Edmonds life, and doesn't go into the more intellectual and historical issues of gender roles and Union spies. If you would like a well-written, simplistic overview of Edmonds' life; or if you know a young child who likes to read about real life spies, then "Where Duty Calls" is the book for you.

wmcca10011@aol.com May 4,2000 Opportunity missed! A great plot idea spoiled by historical inaccuries, a poor knowledge of aviation and air navigation and a total lack of critical editing. Needs a couple of re-writes under the quidence of a tough knowledgable editor.

This story begs to be made into a motion picture. The story of a handful of American men beating the odds (and the Japs) in returning their amphibian aircraft back to the states via the long route... around the world!

The editing, or lack thereof, is the worst I have ever red (intentionally mis-spelled). That flaw is all that causes my rating not to receive 5 stars. ENJOY.

Mr Flynn has brought to light a fascinating story of aeronautic adventure that was overshadowed by the events of World War II. The amazing story of the crew circumnavigating the globe is great, but considering the circumstances of a world at war, it is all the more exciting. The editor should be fired for all the errors in the final print, but this should not be held against the author or take away from this thoroughly enjoyable book.