First published 1993
Rodger Godwin sits across from Winston Churchill in wartime London, notebook in hand, expecting a routine interview. The American correspondent has covered his share of battles, but nothing prepared him for what the Prime Minister reveals. A conspiracy targets Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox himself, for assassination. Godwin finds himself pulled into a web of military intelligence and political maneuvering that stretches far beyond his role as an observer. The plot against Hitler's most celebrated general could reshape the entire war, but first Godwin must navigate the dangerous currents of Allied strategy and enemy counterintelligence. As he digs deeper into the conspiracy, the correspondent discovers that reporting the news and making it are separated by the thinnest of lines.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, military-fiction, adventure, mystery, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: London, Africa
Period: Wartime
495 pages · Hardcover · Bantam