Furey's War is a thoroughly enjoyable narrative of mystery and suspense with added hint of history. It opens up another perspective on WWII happenings of which we may not otherwise be made aware. On the backdrop of "homefront" maneuvers, is this war of Furey's that is, we can say, "within a war". The reader will find his/herself in the outback town of Wangamba, Australia where US troops have descended to "lay low" until the "move out" order to join Aussie forces in conquering the enemy.
There is no end of scuffles, conflict and action for the ever vigilant, WWI hero, Sergeant Furey, to keep the lid on in his "war" against the those who'd have the audacity to stir up trouble on his watch and mess with the peaceful running of the town.
Added to the mix is a murder and two infants, one in critical condition and the other, rather already in advanced state of decomposition. These keep Sergeant Furey and his two constables hopping (and puking) to apprehend the culprits.
Furey's mind is a constant whirl of thought that floods the pages, compelling the reader to turn them hurriedly to keep pace. The twists and turns and surpizes keep the reader in constant state of, guess, as much as it does Sergeant Furey. There are lovely bits of humorous sarcasm in this tale, which stem from Furey's prolific mind and eases tension now and again without letting go too much bite. One such choice chuckle being,
"The old biddy is for once in her life, lost for words. It's a pity it's not a permenant arrangement. She stands there, gulping air like a beached guppy."
I love it!!
It is all good, clean humor yet exposes some of the depravity of the human nature in regards to prejudice, greed, small town busybodies, and the like: all part of the converging sum total that stokes Sergeant Furey's war and ongoing 'headache'.
Most of the story is actual flasback, especially to the time period of WWII, yet inclusive of a life lived for 100 years. A full life that culminated in a continued sort of war...until its conclusion.
Post story end of this 585 page narrative is a list of other books by the authors.
~Eunice C. - Reviewer/Blogger~
July 2021
Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the review copy I received from the publisher.
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