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The crackling new novel in the
bestselling Honor Bound series by the #1 New York
Times- bestselling master of the military thriller.
W.E. B. Griffin's Honor Bound saga of World War II
espionage in Germany and Argentina has long been
immensely popular: "Enough derring-do, romance and
action to satisfy Griffin's legion of fans and bring him
new ones" (Rocky Mountain News); "Cletus Frade's
services to his countries, his fealty to honor and his
courage in the face of danger lift this thriller right
off the bookshelf and onto the nightstand" (The
Star-Ledger).
The year is 1943, and Argentina is officially neutral,
but crawling with every kind of spy, sympathizer, and
military official imaginable. The hero is Cletus Frade,
a Marine pilot recruited by the OSS, with strong family
ties to Argentina, and in Death and Honor-Griffin's
fourth book in the series and the first since 1999-he's
got a lot on his hands.
OSS chief Wild Bill Donovan has asked him to set up his
own official-but-really-OSS airline in Argentina, using
"loaned" Lockheed Lodestars and Constellations. Of even
more concern are two interwoven German operations. The
first is a government scheme for Jews outside the
Fatherland to purchase the freedom of their relatives in
concentration camps, who will then be transported to
Argentina and Uruguay. The second has to do with where
that money is going: a plan called Operation Phoenix,
which will establish safe havens for senior Nazi
officials in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Needless
to say, the OSS is very interested in both of them, and
if Frade can somehow find out a little more . . .
without getting killed, that is. Which, as Frade is
about to find out, is easier said than done.
Rich with the special flair that Griffin's fans have
long come to expect from him, Death and Honor is
another "immensely entertaining adventure" (Kirkus
Reviews) from one of our finest storytellers. |
