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After receiving a Legion of Merit, CIA officer Jim Cronley is promoted to DCI‑Europe. His first real challenge is protecting the U.S. chief prosecutor during the Nuremberg trials from a rumored NKGB kidnapping attempt. At the same time he is tasked with dismantling Odessa, an organization devoted to helping Nazi war criminals escape to South America. As the threats multiply, Cronley discovers conspiracies that involve swapping Nazi gold, a religious cult centered on Himmler, and an NKGB agent colluding with the Mossad. Each revelation heightens the danger, forcing him to decide who among the adversaries—and an ambitious newspaperwoman—poses the greatest threat.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: William E. Butterworth III
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