The Fulcrum Files

The dogs of war are howling as a new generation of brutal, authoritarian leaders tighten their grip on power… and begin to look beyond their own borders.

In Europe, Adolf Hitler orders the German Army back into the Rhineland – forbidden territory since the slaughter of the Great War ended in 1918.

It’s a challenge to the democratic European nations, but no one is willing to pick up the glove thrown down by Hitler’s regime. The French Army stays in their barracks, while the aristocratic British elite just watches from Westminster.

At MI5, Fleming White is one of a handful who understand that now is the moment to confront Hitler. Stalling will lead to a bigger, bloodier war. A war for which Britain is completely unprepared.

In a world of communists, fascists, gangsters and traitors, the ruthless spymaster begins to push his pawns around the board.

Ben Clayton is one of them; a former boxer and now an engineer on Supermarine’s new fighter, the Spitfire. Clayton is thrown into White’s maelstrom of mysteries and murder, treason and treachery. And soon, Ben Clayton must battle not just to survive, but to protect all that he loves and holds most dear.

The Fulcrum Files is historical fiction, a thriller set in the period made famous by Peaky Blinders.

Reviews for The Fulcrum Files

This book satisfies sailing buffs, history fans, espionage addicts, and anyone else yearning for a good yarn.
Nina Sankovitch, Huffington Post, Thanksgiving for 2012 Books Review

What really impressed me though was the strong characterisation and plotting… Fans of David Downing or Alan Furst in particular should give this book a chance.
Crime Fiction Lover.com

Riveting plotting and engaging characters.
Read All Day.com

This is a well-researched historical thriller... a big book, well-worth settling down to. I shall be looking out for more.
Indie e-book review.com

This amazing, fast paced story emerged before my very eyes and I couldn’t put it down.
Kindle Obsessed.com

Mark Chisnell writes the kind of stories that keep you turning the pages on holiday, and still thinking about them when you get back to work ...
The books include the Kindle chart-topping thrillers - The Defector, The Wrecking Crew and The Fulcrum Files - as well as award-winning works of non-fiction. He's a former professional sportsman and also works as a broadcaster and journalist, writing for some of the world's leading magazines and newspapers, including Esquire and the Guardian.
Probably Mark's greatest achievement was hitch-hiking to Mt Everest base-camp in Tibet. In training shoes. Or maybe that was the stupidest.