The Counterfeit Candidate, Brian Klein
The Counterfeit Candidate, Brian Klein
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The Counterfeit Candidate

Author: Brian Klein

Narrator: John Chancer

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2021

Synopsis

Berlin, 30th April, 1945As the Russian Army closes in on the war-torn city, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun take their own lives. Their bodies are burned and buried in the Reich Chancellery garden, above the Fuhrer’s bunker.Buenos Aires, 8th January, 2012Three audacious thieves carry out the biggest safe depository heist in Argentine history, escaping with more than one hundred million dollars’ worth of valuables. Within hours, an encrypted phone call to America triggers a blood-soaked manhunt as the thieves are tracked down, systematically tortured, then murdered.San Francisco, 22nd January, 2012Senator John Franklin, hailed as the “Great Unifier", secures the Republican Presidential nomination and seems destined for the Oval Office.Despite the sixty-seven-year interval and a span of thirteen thousand miles, these events are indelibly linked.Chief Inspector Nicolas Vargas of the Buenos Aires Police Department and Lieutenant Troy Hembury of the LAPD are sucked into a dark political conspiracy concealing an incredible historical truth which stretches from the infamous Berlin bunker to Buenos Aires and to Washington and which threatens the very heart and soul of American democracy.

About Brian Klein

Brian Klein is an award winning television director, with over twenty-five years’ experience in the industry. His work regularly appears on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC, and Sky. Amongst his directing credits are twenty-five seasons of the iconic car show Top Gear and five seasons of A League of Their Own Roadtrip, Sky One’s highest-rated entertainment show. He has also directed two feature-length films for BBC Worldwide and several entertainment specials for Netflix.

About John Chancer

John Chancer is an award winning narrator of numerous audiobooks. He has performed in theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. His television appearances have included Any Human Heart, Episodes, Spooks, The Long Firm, and William & Mary. His films include Casino Royale, Unstoppable, Grim, and Project: Shadowchaser.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cathy on July 16, 2021

The Counterfeit Candidate by Brian Klein Action-packed thrill-ride from beginning to end. This story is one of conspiracy, intrigue, crime, and moves between continents and time periods with facility. Settle in for a great story that will leave you thinking…what if? What I liked: * The plot, writing......more

Goodreads review by David on January 26, 2022

What a load of rubbish but superbly entertaining and, at times, quite exciting. Some interesting characters as well. Hitler is alive and well and living in Patagonia with Eva Hitler and Martin Boorman. Naturally he has changed his name and, believe or not, sired a son who’s a chip off the old block a......more

Goodreads review by Neil Alexander Duguid on August 10, 2021

Enjoyable. But too far fetched and characters lack depth A good lightweight read but the characters are a bit superficial, almost stereotypical. Pushes the conspiracy too far. Had Maria Callas sung with a whole bunch of musicians for Adolf Hitler it’d be a secret too hard to keep.......more

Goodreads review by Ruturaj on February 26, 2023

Never imagined this book to turn out so intriguing and exciting throughout. A wonderful and entertaining narrative which mixes up European history with contemporary America and gives the reader a wonderful experience. The idea of keeping Adolf Hitler and his lineage at the core of a Bank heist and m......more

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