 |
After helping the Mossad take down the V2 rocket program being co-developed by the Egyptians and ex-Nazis, Michael Janssen thought that his life would start to return to normal. He’d met the love of his life and had returned to the United States. He was now putting his full attention on his fashion business and his family. Yet the shadowy remnants of those hostile groups remain, and a man by the name of Walter Schmidt wants revenge against Michael and his wife for ruining the operation. An assassination attempt wreaks havoc in their lives but ultimately falls short of its goal, bringing Michael back into action once more, determined to get payback of his own. This time, his travels take him to Britain, Germany, Israel, and more, as the lingering expectation of war against Israel gives him and his allies a strict time limit to work against.
This spy thriller combines twentieth-century history with fictional characters and events to evoke Cold War-era paranoia and the sense of constant danger that the time was known for. Michael’s sense of justice and his determination to protect his family and avenge the death of his father at the hands of the Nazis give him all the motivation he needs to accept dangerous jobs that go well beyond what his normal life would call for. The cloak-and-dagger methods of each side trying to learn about and sabotage the other play out like a masterful chess match, and though the real events that surround the protagonists can give the reader a clue as to what will happen, the fictional elements keep the audience on the edges of their seats. From the global picture to one man’s need to protect his family, every moment in this story offers incredibly high and delicate stakes.