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December '41

Written by: William Martin
Narrated by: Robert Fass
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Publisher's Summary

From New York Times bestselling author William Martin comes a WWII thriller as intense as The Day of the Jackal and as gripping as The Eye of the Needle. In December '41, Martin takes us on the ultimate manhunt, a desperate chase from Los Angeles to Washington, D. C., in the first weeks of the Second World War.

On the day after Pearl Harbor, shocked Americans gather around their radios to hear Franklin Roosevelt declare war. In Los Angeles, a German agent named Martin Browning is planning to kill FDR on the night he lights the National Christmas Tree. Who will stop him? Relentless FBI Agent Frank Carter? Kevin Cusack, a Hollywood script reader who also spies on the German Bund of Los Angeles, and becomes a suspect himself? Or Vivian Hopewell, the aspiring actress who signs on to play Martin Browning's wife and cannot help but fall in love with him?

The clock is ticking. The tracks are laid. The train of narrow escapes, mistaken identities, and shocking deaths is right on schedule. It's a thrilling ride that will sweep you from the back lots of Hollywood to the speeding Super Chief to that solemn Christmas Eve, when twenty thousand people gather on the South Lawn of the White House and the lives of Franklin Roosevelt and his surprise guest, Winston Churchill, hang in the balance.

“A remarkable story that will keep you reading late into the night.”—Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Vortex

“Instantly cinematic and endlessly entertaining, December '41 is an absolute page turner.”—Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of Her Perfect Life

©2022 William Martin (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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What the critics say

“Robert Fass narrates this historical thriller, which takes place in the opening month of WWII.… Martin Browning travels to Washington DC by car and train, hiding in plain sight in various disguises; each new persona is voiced with a slight difference by Fass. An aspiring actress naïvely agrees to pose as Browning's wife during the journey, and Fass portrays her growing suspicion—and infatuation—as they approach the nation's capital. The German-American conspirators are given modest accents, and the Hollywood script reader in pursuit of the couple sounds earnest in his role as a part-time American spy.”AudioFile Magazine

“Narrator Robert Fass is very good at giving each character a distinct voice and accent, and his impression of Roosevelt is right on target. The brisk timing of the narration and crisp characterization help move the plot forward through each character's recounting.”Library Journal


“Another masterpiece from a master, and that’s exactly what William Martin is. A reader will never be in more capable hands."—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Kaiser's Web

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