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Phoenix Force · #21

The Twisted Cross

by Paul Glen Neuman · January 1986

7.5 / 10 average from 8 rated reviews

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The City of Lights is rocked to its core when a flaming explosion tears apart a televised reception honoring Franco-American relations. Although the kamikaze terrorist's dying words condemn the reopening of the U.S. Army bases in France, no group steps forward to claim responsibility for the hideous act. . . until now. In a stormy showdown with a familiar enemy, Phoenix force comes face to face with a plot masterminded by the ODESSA Nazis - a plot intended to spread the cancer like growth of ODESSA subversion throughout the world.

Reviews (10)

KILO 11 8/10 December 6, 2015
Really Liked this book, Finished it really quick. I like it when Phoenix goes up against Neo-Nazis. I thought the car chase from the hotel and Gun battle at the bowling alley was a well written action sequence. I have one complaint though. The ODESSA Officer killed at the farmhouse had a matchbook that had the location that ODESSA was using as a headquarters. Good gun battle at the end and Rafael being shot in head a hell of way to end the book. Good 8 star effort.
Eh Kay 9/10 January 29, 2009
I've read this a few times now, cause for some reason I love it, maybe its that I like seeing Nazis get their asses handed to them. And boy do they ever ! Action, action and more action. Not a ten outta ten, but a definite nine! Obviously the ending is important, as one of the boys catches a round in the head, and we're left wondering, will he survive? tune in next month ....
ice_cracked 5/10 November 30, 2007
This is a fair read where ODESSA is back again with another plot to resurrect the third reich. In particular a former adversary of this mob namely Adolf Zeigler who Katz left for dead in a previous title has returned (just when we all thought he was dead and departed). Action scenes are plentiful and well done as usual but I thought the title lacked a bit of guts in the middle section where I found myself plodding at times and the ending was ordinary as the main guys take themselves out rather than the team finalising things. I have probably bored you silly with constant whinging regarding the dropping of weapons by the team in these titles so will not mention it here (that can wait for the next title maybe/hope not) suffice to say the following brought a smile to my face when I read it. page 56 1/2 way down. Manning has just been knocked off his feet on a staircase by a corpse he has just made that way and rolls down the staircase with the body. After being helped up by Encizo " he shook his head to clear his thoughts and was surprised to discover that the Eagle .357 was still locked in his fist. " Well my immediate thought was " bloody hell mate me too! " The previous title by this author was a far better read.
Simon Higgins 5/10 April 22, 2003
A terricfic romp! I felt mylsef swinging threw the crimson skylights the force creates. Cheers!
Arlette L. Pixley 9/10 February 11, 2003
The ODESSA Party has struck again and this time Phoenix Force is going to stop them once and forever. I liked this book because it take my favorite character Yakov back to where he was raised, Paris an then slowly they start to make thier way throughout Europe.
Monsta Mack 7/10 November 26, 2002
This is a quick read, with one blazing gun battle after onother. If you like lots of these kind of scenes, than this is the PF for you. I was Disappointed that encizo got hurt by a no name gun toter, instead of the main villain or some other promanent figure in the story wounding him in some great final showdown. Just getting dinged by a bullet while going up some stairs. But the book was very exciting, a good read.
Gunslinger 8/10 May 19, 2000
Along with Black Alchemists, this is a must read for the fact that Encizo comes very close to buying the big one. A great book also, very action-oriented.
Alice Hill 9/10 May 19, 2000
#3 on my must-read PF list...I enjoyed seeing how Katz reacts to the Nazi threat, and the final action scene is very memorable.
Jana May 19, 2000
A gripping book from start to finish, with a killer of an ending.
Alan Hart May 19, 2000
One of the best of the series, I did not expect Rafael to be gone so long after this. This one ranks #2 on my all-time list!