Orion Six

A concentration camp survivor’s incredible claim. A fugitive dictator. A mission that could change history.

May 1945. The world celebrates the fall of Nazi Germany and the reported death of Adolf Hitler—yet, one young Jewish survivor sees the impossible: Hitler alive and slipping into the shadows.

Second Lieutenant Cy Jacobson, fresh from West Point and untested in real combat, is thrust into his first assignment—investigate a vast Nazi tunnel complex hidden beneath the rolling Austrian hills. There, he meets Rachel Cohen, an eighteen-year-old prisoner of a nearby German work camp whose courage defies her frail frame. Rachel swears she saw Hitler escape, and her eyewitness account sets in motion a desperate, perhaps impossible, pursuit.

Forming an unlikely team—codename: Orion Six—Jacobson, Rachel, and three grizzled combat veterans embark on a perilous chase across the collapsing Third Reich. From the ruins of liberated camps to treacherous Alpine passes and into the turbulent heart of postwar Italy and its web of abbeys and monasteries, they track a deadly escape network engineered by a mysterious industrialist known only as “the Deacon.” With the help of high-ranking clergy and famed SS commando Otto Skorzeny, the Germans follow secret ratlines that stretch all the way to waiting U-boats bound for South America.

As political powers maneuver, conspiracies tighten, and the world tries to move forward, Orion Six must race against time to stop the most wanted man in history from rising again. For Jacobson, it is a trial by fire. For Rachel, it is justice. For the world, it is a second, and perhaps last, chance to end the war’s darkest evil.

Inspired by persistent rumors and declassified documents, Orion Six is a high-stakes World War II thriller of courage, vengeance, and the heroic pursuit of truth—perfect for readers of Ken Follett, Jack Higgins, Robert Ludlum, and Alex Scarrow.

Dan Klasing is the author of The Cause series - fast-paced thrillers that readers have a hard time putting down before they finish the last breathtaking chapter. Drawing inspiration from his travels around the globe, decades of experience as a practicing lawyer, and keen observation of human behavior, Klasing crafts intelligent, cinematic stories filled with moral complexity, relentless suspense, unexpected plot twists, and unlikely heroes.His debut novel, The Cause (979-8-9881498-0-4), introduced readers to Agent Frank Deal and a secretive cabal bent on manipulating world events that calls itself The Cause. The series continues with Wolf Deception (979-8-9881498-2-8) and Terminal Silence (979-8-9881498-4-2), expanding the scope of The Cause's schemes to Europe, the Middle East, and South America while keeping the action grounded in authentic settings and near-future technology.Klasing's new stand alone novel, Orion Six (979-8-9881498-6-6), takes place as WWII in Europe is ending. But what if the leader of the Nazi cause escaped? Who would catch him before he can reignite the nightmare?A longtime Alabama resident, Klasing often draws from his Southern roots and world travels to bring realism and texture to his work. When he's not writing, he enjoys restoring classic cars, perfecting his pizza recipe, and spending time with his aging but loyal dog, Abby.Klasing is available for bookstore signings, author events, and regional promotions throughout the Southeast.