Part of Cotton Malone, book 16
First published 2021
Former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone stumbles into a conspiracy that reaches from World War II bunkers to modern German politics. A Soviet spy's secret dossier surfaces, containing explosive claims about what really happened on April 30, 1945, deep beneath Berlin in the Führerbunker. Two candidates battle for Germany's chancellorship. One has served sixteen years as a patriot. The other stokes nationalist hatred. Both keep dangerous secrets, but only one knows the truth about his rival. Malone's investigation takes him from Chile's remote lake district to South Africa's treacherous mesas and finally to Switzerland's hidden vaults. He must uncover the real fate of Hitler, Eva Braun, and Martin Bormann. He must also trace billions in vanished Nazi wealth. The answers will determine Germany's next leader and could reshape Europe's entire political future. At the center lies a mystery called the Kaiser's web.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, action, espionage, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy, cover-up, investigation
Setting: Berlin, Chile, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland
Period: 1945, 20th-Century, 21st-Century
415 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books