The Führer's Prophecy (The Reich Trilogy)

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I studied Modern History and Politics at university, and I find that looking for true stories inspire me to then fictionalise events based on a ‘What If’ theory. One of the chapters covers the audacious abduction of Eichmann by the Israeli secret service, Mossad, in 1960, which was a global news event at the time. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

And readers readily agreed with the critics, with that novel – based on the high-concept premise of the Nazi leader secretly surviving World War Two to found a dynasty that would in the coming decades fulfil his vile ambitions – zooming to pole position faster than a sports car on the track.

In addition, the film company who optioned the rights to the novel pointed out that an America streamer such as Netflix would insist on knowing there could be a season two. As the Russian Army closes in on the war-torn City, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun take their own lives. A. Given the fact that I’m Jewish, it’s extremely difficult writing about one of the most evil men in history, who was obsessed with wiping out the Jewish race, but equally I have to remind myself that I am writing a novel and therefore I try and make him a three-dimensional character, however hard that may be.

Like millions of people, when the virus struck and the world shut down, I lost all my work and found myself sitting at home wondering what to do. Senator John Franklin, hailed as the ‘Great Unifier’, secures the Republican Presidential nomination and seems destined for the Oval Office. For The Counterfeit Candidate, I created a fictional account of Hitler’s escape from Berlin, involving a perilous night-time drive through enemy lines from Berlin to the coastal port of Kiel ,set on the north-west coast of Germany.

And his day job as one of the UK’s most respected television directors – which includes not only Top Gear but also Sky Max’s A League of Their Own Roadtrip and a host of Netflix and DVD comedy specials for the likes of Jimmy Carr, Micky Flanagan, Frankie Boyle and Jack Whitehall – has in no small part helped ground him in the art of conveying a story vividly and coherently. For instance, former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson declared, “I’ve read it and it’s brilliant”, while lauded crime fiction author Peter James hailed it as, “The best ‘What If? A. They have all been incredibly supportive and pleased for me, and Clarkson actually came to my book launch and wrote about it on his Twitter page.

The Führer’s Prophecy is the hotly anticipated sequel to one of 2021’s bestselling thrillers, The Counterfeit Candidate.I also created a number of prominent scenes between the Fuhrer and the iconic couple who ruled Argentina, Juan and Eva Peron. Among its many fans are celebrities including Jeremy Clarkson, who said matter-of-factly “I’ve read it and it’s brilliant”, and crime fiction legend Peter James, who praised it as, “The best ‘What If?

The three audacious thieves who carry out the heist, have no idea the contents of Box 1321, one of ninety raided in the robbery, contain original documentation and film that can expose the real identity of the presidential candidate. It was a bizarre feeling, as I’d had the idea for the robbery twenty years before it happened in real life! How have they developed since the events of the first novel, which was set a decade before the new book? Paz holds a number of key meetings with his staff, sitting on a stone bench in front of the giant marble statue of his hero, which provides a stunning backdrop.Later in the story, once Hitler is living In Argentina, we see him interact with two fellow notorious Nazis who we know, really did escape to Patagonia, Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann. John Franklin is now a man in hiding, looking for revenge and obsessed with carrying out an attack on the Jewish people – hence his fanatical approach to Israel. Klein expertly blends fact and fiction into a cohesive whole within the storyline of The Führer's Prophecy, adding immensely to the sense of realism that was praised so highly in The Counterfeit Candidate. One of my favourite locations featured in the book is without doubt the renowned, Recoleta Cemetery, considered by many to be the most beautiful burial ground in the world.