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The Alchemist Agenda by Marty Weiss
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Thrillers are a genre that I do not regularly review due to the graphic violence and profanity that are often included. Since the author combined the history and thriller genre, I was certainly willing to give it a try. Thankfully, the profanity was relatively mild, and the violence was never too descriptive. The premise of the story was something about which I was unfamiliar. I did not know that there were those who questioned whether Hitler committed suicide. I had also never heard about any of the alchemy work that was rumored to have been done. I have to admit that although I don’t give any credence to these rumors, but the book did make a somewhat believable case. I found myself kind of liking Charlie and Ariel (and I appreciated there being no sex scenes–even if it did happen between them). The author did throw me for a loop concerning them, but you have to read that for yourself.
I did struggle to keep the characters straight, and I think a character list would have helped in this area–especially when it came to the foreign names. I also grew tired of the copious amount of death in the book. I understand that death and violence are always a part of a good thriller, but when so many die, I lose interest. But that is just a personal preference.
In short, if you like thrillers, this book is definitely for you. I endeavored to connect with the characters and story, but I just couldn’t seem to. The book was written well enough, but I think I would have enjoyed it more if the topic had been an entirely plausible topic.
I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.
