Heard lots of good things about this, but never picked it up as the story of the assassination of the monstrous Reinhard Heydrich didn't appeal. Having really enjoyed Binet's 'Civilizations', which he must have had so much fun writing, I gave this a go and loved it. It's a world away form the imaginary history f civilizations and instead scrupulously (or at lease it appears so) stick to the known facts. What makes it so interesting though it that it is less the story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, and more the story of writing the story of Reinhard Heydrich. You get sucked in as the author discusses the best way to frame a scene, or what to leave out, or the difficulties of filling in the gaps where information is spares. this approach really draws the reader in as a confidante of the writer. A really enjoyable book.
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