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WORK TITLE: New York Station
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WEBSITE: www.larrydudley.com
CITY: Saratoga
STATE: FL
COUNTRY: United States
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PERSONAL
Male.
EDUCATION:New York University, graduated.
ADDRESS
CAREER
Writer, consultant, political campaign manager, and web developer. Saratogian, Saratoga, FL, former lead reviewer and feature writer. Previously worked as a radio telescope operator and assistant museum curator.
WRITINGS
Also, author of the novels, St. Kilda and Timeshoppers, and of the nonfiction volume, In the Minds of the People.
SIDELIGHTS
Lawrence Dudley has written books of fiction and nonfiction. He has also held a variety of jobs, including radio telescope operator, assistant museum curator, advertising consultant, political campaign manager, and web developer. Dudley is a former lead reviewer and feature writer for a periodical called the Saratogian. He earned a degree from New York University.
In 2018, Dudley released a novel called New York Station. The book is set during World War II and features a protagonist, who is a spy. Dudley drew information from real events to create the story. The protagonist, Roy Hawkins, is an American, who has been working in Paris for MI6, England’s spy agency. His assignment has been a dangerous one in that the city is occupied by the Nazis, and he has been working undercover. Hawkins is surprised and disappointed when his handlers abruptly tell him to leave Paris and begin working in New York. He does not want to leave his lover or stop working on the project he has been focusing on in Paris. However, an important assignment awaits him in New York. Hawkins must stop the Nazis from meddling in the 1940 presidential election in the U.S. Among the organizers of this plot is Walter Ventnor, a popular radio host. Ventnor’s voice is soothing, but his views are disturbing. He is in support of Hitler’s actions in Germany. Another key figure in the plot to rig the election is Dr. Hans Ludwig, a diplomat from Germany. Ventnor and Ludwig also hope to obtain details on the development of sonar technology and deliver them to the German Navy. Hawkins is also searching for the person who has been leaking shipping information to the Germans, which could lead to U-boat attacks. Meanwhile, he finds himself developing romantic feelings for an upper-class young woman named Daisy van Scheck.
Critics offered favorable assessments of New York Station. “Both author and narrator combine to make Hawkins’s battle with the Bund a thrilling and fast-paced entertainment,” asserted a Publishers Weekly reviewer. Another contributor to Publishers Weekly remarked: “A multifaceted protagonist who’s a refreshing change from formulaic genre leads lifts this gritty spy thriller.” Writing in ForeWord, Angela Woltman commented: “Hawkins’s innermost feelings add tension … playing well into the overall plot and inevitable surprise ending. A classic thriller full of twists and turns, New York Station is relevant and thought provoking.” David Pitt, critic in Booklist, suggested: “This is a thrilling WWII spy adventure with a classic love-versus-duty story [and] robust characters.”
BIOCRIT
PERIODICALS
Booklist, November 1, 2017, David Pitt, review of New York Station, p. 22.
ForeWord, December 27, 2017, Angela Woltman, review of New York Station.
Publishers Weekly, November 27, 2017, review of New York Station, p. 38; March 26, 2018, review of New York Station, p. 115.
QUOTED: "Both author and narrator combine to make Hawkins's battle with the Bund a thrilling and fast-paced entertainment."
New York Station
Publishers Weekly.
265.13 (Mar. 26, 2018): p115. From Book Review Index Plus. COPYRIGHT 2018 PWxyz, LLC http://www.publishersweekly.com/
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New York Station
Lawrence Dudley, read by Christopher Lane.
Blackstone Audio, unabridged, 10 CDs, 10.5 hrs., $34.95 ISBN 978-1-5384-2417-9
Lane begins his narration of Dudley's exciting WWII spy thriller using the crisp, polished tone of a news broadcaster. But when Roy Hawkins, a hard-boiled but humane American agent of Britain's MI6, is ordered against his will to leave his anti-Fascist team in Nazi-occupied Paris for a new assignment in New York City, Lane toughens his rendition, reflecting Hawkins's frustration and anger. Once in Manhattan, Hawkins's anger is directed at a gallery of villains that includes kindly-voiced pro-Hitler radio commentator Walter Ventnor and thick-accented German diplomat Dr. Hans Ludwig. They're attempting to interfere in the 1940 presidential election as well as steal the U.S. Navy's secret new technology, sonar. While trying to stop a traitor from sharing shipping schedules with the Germans that could be used to guide U-boat attacks, he meets and falls in love with beautiful socialite Daisy van Scheck, whose private school accent Lane can't quite emulate. He's more successful giving voice to gruff, guttural G-man Mike Kelly; W, MI6's genial, very British station chief; and dreary Nazi strongman Dieter. Both author and narrator combine to make Hawkins's battle with the Bund a thrilling and fast-paced entertainment. A Blackstone hardcover. (Jan.)
Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
"New York Station." Publishers Weekly, 26 Mar. 2018, p. 115. Book Review Index Plus,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A532997219/GPS?u=schlager&sid=GPS& xid=ce918150. Accessed 23 Apr. 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A532997219
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QUOTED: "A multifaceted protagonist who's a refreshing change from formulaic genre leads lifts this gritty spy thriller."
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/marklist.do?actionCmd=GET_MA...
New York Station
Publishers Weekly.
264.48 (Nov. 27, 2017): p38. From Book Review Index Plus. COPYRIGHT 2017 PWxyz, LLC http://www.publishersweekly.com/
Full Text:
New York Station
Lawrence Dudley. Blackstone, $27.99 (390p) ISBN 978-1-5384-6919-4
A multifaceted protagonist who's a refreshing change from formulaic genre leads lifts this gritty spy thriller from Dudley (St. Kilda). In 1940, Roy Hawkins, an American spy who has been working for the British in Paris, wants to help in the resistance against the Germans, who occupied the city in June, but his orders are to leave France. Hawkins is dispatched to New York City, where his chief of station enlists him to stop a traitor from sharing shipping schedules with the Germans that could be used to guide U-boat attacks. A more complex assignment soon follows. Radio host Walter Ventnor--who refers to the Roosevelts as the Rosen-felds, preaches a focus on Fortress America, and spouts pro-Hitler propaganda--has allied himself with Dr. Hans Ludwig, a representative of the Nazi government. Hawkins must make sure that Ludwig doesn't get his hands on a secret U.S. Navy system, sonar, which America has refused to sell to embattled Britain. Fans of Alan Furst and Joseph Kanon will find familiar pleasures. (Jan.)
Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
"New York Station." Publishers Weekly, 27 Nov. 2017, p. 38. Book Review Index Plus,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A517575644/GPS?u=schlager&sid=GPS& xid=a073f91c. Accessed 23 Apr. 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A517575644
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QUOTED: "Hawkins's innermost feelings add tension ... playing well into the overall plot and inevitable surprise ending. A classic thriller full of twists and turns, New York Station is relevant and thought provoking."
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/marklist.do?actionCmd=GET_MA...
New York Station
Angela Woltman
ForeWord.
(Dec. 27, 2017): From Book Review Index Plus. COPYRIGHT 2017 ForeWord http://www.forewordmagazine.com
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Lawrence Dudley; NEW YORK STATION; Blackstone Publishing (Fiction: Thriller) 27.99 ISBN: 9781538469194
Byline: Angela Woltman
The subject matter of New York Station, though centered around WWII, evokes clear similarities between the Nazi era and today's divisive political climate.
Offering an intriguing new angle from which to regard the events leading up to America's involvement in World War II, New York Station is a fast-paced and thrilling read.
Loosely based on true events, this spy novel takes place in 1940 and follows the adventures of Anglo-American MI6 agent Roy Hawkins. After becoming embedded in Nazi-occupied Paris, Hawkins is mysteriously whisked away by his handlers to New York. At first, he is deeply upset over being forced to abandon his post and his lover. But Hawkins soon becomes embroiled in a Nazi attempt to rig the US presidential election, a plot headed up by the enigmatic radio celebrity Walter Ventnor.
The subject matter of New York Station, though centered around WWII, evokes clear similarities between the Nazi era and today's divisive political climate. The conspiracy theories explored by Agent Hawkins are even more exciting when viewed in the context of our own government tensions, adding an extra level of intrigue.
With short chapters and a never-ending supply of action, new characters, and puzzling subplots, New York Station never lets up. From Hawkins's mysterious relocation in the beginning chapters to his ever-increasing horror over what the United States has become, surprises and twists come at a breakneck pace. There is all the glamour of a slick international thriller -- complete with mysterious dames, secret messages, and plenty of red herrings -- but with the added punch of modern-day context.
The story is told from Hawkins's viewpoint, adding humanity to an often impersonal genre that is dominated by action. Hawkins's innermost feelings add tension and interest, playing well into the overall plot and inevitable surprise ending.
A classic thriller full of twists and turns, New York Station is relevant and thought provoking.
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Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
Woltman, Angela. "New York Station." ForeWord, 27 Dec. 2017. Book Review Index Plus,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A520983445/GPS?u=schlager&sid=GPS& xid=50d54220. Accessed 23 Apr. 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A520983445
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QUOTED: "This is a thrilling WWII spy adventure with a classic love-versus-duty story [and] robust characters."
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/marklist.do?actionCmd=GET_MA...
New York Station
David Pitt
Booklist.
114.5 (Nov. 1, 2017): p22+. From Book Review Index Plus. COPYRIGHT 2017 American Library Association http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/publishing/booklist/
Full Text:
New York Station.
By Lawrence Dudley.
Jan. 2018.390p. Blackstone, $27.99 (9781538469194); e-book, $9.99 (9781538440834).
August 1940. MI6 operative Roy Hawkins is reassigned from Paris to New York. But why? Paris is barely surviving under Nazi occupation and needs all the help it can get, but America is not even in the war. Bafflement turns to outrage, though, as Hawkins uncovers a conspiracy of almost unbelievable complexity and audacity. Can he stop the conspirators before they alter the direction of the war and the course of world history? Or will he allow his love for an American woman cloud his judgment and miss his chance to save a life? This is a thrilling WWII spy adventure with a classic love-versus-duty story, robust characters, and a nice sense of time and place. (The author makes sure we know we're in America of 1940 without a lot of window dressing.) A good, solid thriller. --David Pitt
Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
Pitt, David. "New York Station." Booklist, 1 Nov. 2017, p. 22+. Book Review Index Plus,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A515382948/GPS?u=schlager&sid=GPS& xid=ab98b8c6. Accessed 23 Apr. 2018.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A515382948
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