Vogel Flies South

By Keith W. Harvey

Vogel Flies South is the introduction to Dutch Vogel, a man who leaps out of the rat race for a simpler life. Everything changes, however, when he meets a stranger on the train from Berlin to Paris in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097007610X
• ISBN13: 9780970076106
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Britton Intl Pub Inc
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Would have made a Good Movie

This book was recommended to me since it made references to the town I lived in. I not a big fan of Mystery or Spy Novels, but I decided to give it a try. It was, over-all, a good read however, I felt it was written like a movie production. One moment you're in a cafe sipping coffee and the next minute you're in a dream sequence. A glossary of characters would have also helped. The extremely fast pace roller coaster ending had me thumbing back through the book, reviewing character's names and motives. Mr. Harvey has definitely made me a fan of his. I look forward to reading the sequel"Vogel and the White Bull".

Gripping and Exciting!

"Vogel Flies South" is an exciting look at the way the world, particularly Europe, operates today. Dutch Vogel is American by birth but European by choice. He unwittingly falls into a wide-sweeping plot that pulls him ever inward. Dutch is never quite sure who the good guys are. So ,then, neither is the reader. This book is very entertaining as Dutch crosses Europe trying to figure out who his enemies really are.Harvey has written a suspenseful novel that a reader will not want to put down. The action is never-ending and I found myself wondering about Dutch when I was not reading Harvey's book.

Intellectual tough guy!

Easy to read and captivating, above all it is an interesting concept for a spy novel. I was not quite sure wether, I was reading an autobiography or a novel, all the characters seem so, real life, the author has obviously spent much time in the places he describes, and his love for these cultures transpires. Great reading and captivating. you always want to get back into the book if! you put it down for a while.

Great story - kept me up all night!

Hardly ever reading novels, I was given this book by a friend and could not put it down! The characters are real and captivating, coming to life with every word. Vogel's mid-life crisis and his quest for a meaningful life after dropping out of the glamour life-style in D.C. with a wanting-to-have-it-all wife, caught between politics, law and his love for art; mingling between Berlin, Paris, the Alps and the US; torn between the demands made by his family of origin and his own desires. I can picture the streets, the cafes, and the landscape as I would see them in a French movie. I can smell the Cohiba, taste the snow and the rain as if I were there. The author shows great talent as the characters are lovingly developed in their idiosyncrasies, giving the dialogue a great depth. A wonderful find, can't wait to read the sequel!