{"product_id":"the-counterfeit-candidate-9798895151402","title":"The Counterfeit Candidate","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if Hitler survived--and his acolytes infiltrated the heart of American democracy? In this pulse-pounding opening to Brian Klein's \u003ci\u003eLast Reich Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, two detectives uncover a conspiracy stretching from Nazi bunkers to Buenos Aires bank vaults to the U.S. presidential campaign trail--where every secret comes at the cost of another corpse. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApril 30, 1945: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun are reported dead in Berlin. But rumors persist. No bodies were ever found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Buenos Aires, 2012: Three thieves tunnel into a vault and unknowingly steal a briefcase that conceals a secret stretching back to the Third Reich. Within hours, they are hunted down, tortured, and murdered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e San Francisco, 2012: Senator John Franklin, the charismatic \"Great Unifier,\" secures the Republican presidential nomination--destined for the White House--but a blood-soaked trail suggests that his rise may be linked to the Buenos Aires murders and the secrets of 1945 Berlin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chief Inspector Nicolás Vargas of the Buenos Aires police and LAPD Lieutenant Troy Hembury find themselves entangled in a transcontinental conspiracy that connects stolen Nazi secrets to the highest levels of American politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fast-paced, cinematic, and spanning the globe, \u003ci\u003e The Counterfeit Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful thriller that blends crime, political intrigue, and alternative history into a propulsive page-turner where nothing is what it seems and democracy itself hangs by a thread.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.52w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895151402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Klein\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy and BAFTA-winning television director with more than twenty-five years of experience, best known as the longest-serving director of \u003ci\u003eTop Gear\u003c\/i\u003e and as director of \u003ci\u003eA League of Their Own: Road Trip\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC, and Sky, reaching millions of viewers worldwide. He lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brian Klein \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48351881986205,"sku":"9798895151402","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_26d48394-1716-41f7-95ab-236f83b3e1ad.jpg?v=1779983493","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-counterfeit-candidate-9798895151402","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}