The Reich Device - Softcover
Professor Gustav Mayer is riddled with guilt after making a monumental discovery: a new technology a century ahead of its time. But his secret is not safe, the world is not safe - a new menace rises in 1930's Germany. Mayer's world spirals out of control; hunted by ruthless killers from the newly formed SS, a game of brinkmanship begins. Who is the grey man? Assassin or protector? A global trail of espionage leads from Berlin to New York, Cairo, and London - but is it all a grand deception? What are German spies doing in South Africa? What does this have to do with big American corporations? Meanwhile, Mayer is forced to work on fledgling rocket technology for the new regime in Berlin, but his captors suspect he conceals an even greater secret. British intelligence makes a bold attempt to rescue Mayer, but the plan goes wrong and Mayer is critically injured. Mayer is interrogated by the ruthless Commandant Kessler, and in a moment of delirium mutters a vital part of his secret; but it doesn't make any sense. Mayer is moved to the infamous V1 rocket site at Peenemünde - a smoke screen for a more deadly ultra top secret weapon - but time is running out. A daring fight in the swamp forests of Zululand, and the duping of British intelligence, gets crucial raw materials back to Germany. But the game is not over until the last man is standing - assassins on both sides have men to kill. This scientific thriller, with its intricate plot, will appeal to fans of Robert Harris's Fatherland, Guy Saville's Afrika Reich and Clive Cussler's The Spy.
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For my readers in the United States, I hope my spy thriller gives you a taste of how things were between London and Berlin in the 1930s. The trilogy moves onto the Middle East and the United States, amongst other places in the next two volumes.
My novel is written as a spy thriller and based on the premise of stolen secret technology. It is based in fact and I have spent much time reading original documents from the time in my capacity as a scientist, writer and history buff. There are some scenes of torture that explore the depravity of the villain. Our hero has a dark side, but his skills are put to use in the action sequences in the book which also containing some violence.
I dedicate my writing to FGH, and all those other brave men and women who occupy the lonely, dangerous places of this world to keep us safe from harm.
About the Author:
My novel is written as a spy thriller and based on the premise of stolen secret technology. It is based in fact and I have spent much time reading original documents from the time in my capacity as a scientist, writer and history buff. There are some scenes of torture that explore the depravity of the villain. Our hero has a dark side, but his skills are put to use in the action sequences in the book which also containing some violence.
I dedicate my writing to FGH, and all those other brave men and women who occupy the lonely, dangerous places of this world to keep us safe from harm.
Richard Handy is an experienced writer and editor, and one of the world's leading experts on the dangers of new technologies. He has travelled extensively including Alaska, parts of Canada, the Arctic Circle via Norway, the Bahamas, India, the Sinia desert in Egypt as well as other parts of Africa. His work on nanotechnology has taken him to Washington, London, Berlin, Iraq and other places to give advice to some interesting people. His experiences partly inspired his novel, The Reich Device, an historical thriller about the rise of weapons technology in the Third Reich.
Richard is busy writing the secondvolume of The Reich Device trilogy. Please see the website to find out more aboutthe author and his thriller.
reichdevice.richardhandy.com
Richard is busy writing the secondvolume of The Reich Device trilogy. Please see the website to find out more aboutthe author and his thriller.
reichdevice.richardhandy.com
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- PublisherTroubador Publishing Ltd
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1784623458
- ISBN 13 9781784623456
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages344
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