Dead Ringer - Softcover

Cone, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1470177269 ISBN 13: 9781470177263

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

In early 1944, the shadows of defeat are stretching over Nazi Germany, but deep within the Third Reich, Hitler's scientists successfully test a new weapon of incredible power- an atomic bomb. Allied intelligence reports indicate more of these weapons will soon be assembled and loaded aboard a German U-boat. The submarine's mission is uncomplicated-destroy London and bring the Allies to their knees. A team of American operatives is formed to hijack the U-boat and it's deadly cargo but Roosevelt and Churchill know the odds of the mission succeeding are next to impossible. In an astonishing wartime twist of fate, a German officer, thought to be dead, inexplicably reappears and is brought to London for interrogation. Is he a clever agent sent by the Gestapo to mislead the Allies, or the one man who can take the team deep behind enemy lines, through the rampant paranoia of the Nazi regime and onto the submarine without arousing suspicion? An alternate history adventure with an impeccable sense of time and place, William Cone's debut is an action-packed, white-knuckled thriller that is as relentless as it is entertaining. A riveting tale of intrigue, valor and sacrifice, DEAD RINGER presents the desperate struggle of a world on the brink and those who risk everything to save it. Join the team as they race through the danger of war torn Europe towards a final explosive confrontation with the Fuhrer himself.

About this title

About the Author

William Cone is a retired U.S. Army officer residing in San Francisco, CA.

Review

"The novel was a truly fascinating spy thriller. Cone has a superb writing style.  It is easily on par with some genre standbys, and certainly ranks as one of the best AH spy thrillers. I whole heartedly recommend it and will tell you now to keep an eye on William Cone, he will be a writer to follow." - Alternate History Weekly Update

Kirkus Review:

"...Cone...pens a suspenseful account of the...dash to make a single weapon...that would irrevocably alter the balance of power among nations. The story begins with a secretive test by German scientists... Roosevelt and...Churchill discover evidence of Germany's progress producing a fission bomb, and redouble their...efforts to make one first. ...The action rapidly unfolds...The plot's greatest strength is its inventive revision of Nazi Gen. Erwin Rommel's role in the war. A historically faithful and ingeniously thrilling account of the last throes of the second world war." 

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1470177269
• ISBN 13: 9781470177263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 247