'A ripping page-turner with movie script written all over it.'
* Auckland Herald *
'Terrifically engaging and pertinent tale of the New York City bomb squad that foiled German terrorist plots against the United States at the outbreak of World War I ... Instructive, yes, but also as engrossing as good detective fiction.'
* Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *
'Sounds like a pretty good espionage thriller ... In fact, it's nothing less than authentic - albeit long-forgotten - American history, brought to vivid life ... Dark Invasion reminds us ... that the past is never past.'
* Life.com *
'Blum's narrative of America's first exercise in homeland security is a worthwhile page-turner, combining the best features of a police procedural and a spy novel with a firm base in verifiable events.'
* Publishers Weekly *
'Dark Invasion, novelistic historian Howard Blum's latest, will move you to the edge of your seat with the facts alone, but the author's suspenseful detective-mystery narrative is what keeps you there.'
* USA Today *
'[R]iveting and perturbing'
* Wall Street Journal *
'In his gripping and expertly crafted narrative, Blum demonstrates that the best stories are true.'
-- Scott Miller, author of The President and the Assassin
'A suspense-filled tale, Dark Invasion uncovers a fascinating corner of history.'
-- Ronald Kessler, author of The Secrets of the FBI and In the President's Secret Service
'Dark Invasion is a must-read for lovers of suspense and anyone who wants to understand how the basis of our homeland security system was born.'
-- Tom Reiss, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Count and The Orientalist
'I read Dark Invasion without stopping. It is a well-researched and exceedingly well-written account of a pre-World War I series of terroristic attacks on the United States, in this case perpetrated by Germans. It is full of good stories and characters.'
-- Norman Stone, award-winning author of The Eastern Front: 1914-1917 and World War One: A Short History
'This is a wonderful story, with a cast of characters out of a Cecil B. DeMille epic, told in a style that is lucid, lyrical, even electric. Narrative history at its very best.'
-- Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of FOUNDING BROTHERS and AMERICAN CREATION, on American Lightning
'Howard Blum has given us a fascinating - and hugely entertaining - glimpse into early 20th-century America ... And - eat your hearts out, novelists - it's all true.'
-- Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of FOUNDING BROTHERS and AMERICAN CREATION, on American Lightning
'The author's eye for scene-setting and subtle explication perfectly mimics a Griffith-style camera. Blum is at his best ... Unfailingly entertaining.'
-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on American Lightning
'Howard Blum's story of the sinister and scary German terror attacks on America 100 years ago reads more like a LeCarre novel than a meticulous reconstruction of history .. This is a terrific spy story.'
-- Cokie Roberts, author of Founding Mothers
Kirkus 'Best Nonfiction Books of 2014'
