In the spring of 1959\, a seemingly minor mistake in a wire transfer at a Swiss bank leads to the discovery of a plo t. The CIA plans to launch \;a nuclear attack on the leaders of \; the USSR and China and to install \;Hitler\, who is still alive and hi ding \;in South America\, as the leader of Western Europe. "Devotees o f World War II fiction\, especially those familiar with the questions surr ounding Hitler&rsquo\;s death\, will undoubtedly relish this book." &ndash \; \;US Review of Books
\nJoin us for a discussion abou t this fast-paced\, alternate history thriller with author Stephen Maitlan d-Lewis\, moderated by New Orleans writer and producer\, Jon Pult. The dis cussion will be followed by a book signing. \;
\nStephen Maitlan d-Lewis is an award-winning author\, a British attorney\, and a former int ernational investment banker. A member of PEN\, The Authors Guild\, and Th e Dramatists Guild of America\, Maitland-Lewis is also on the Executive Co mmittee of the International Mystery Writers Festival. His first collectio n of short stories\, \;Mr. Simpson and Other Short Stories\, was a finalist in the 2021 Best Book Awards\, Fiction: Anthologies categor y. His other novels include \;Duped\, \;Hero on Three Continents\, Emeralds Never Fade\, \;Ambition\ , and \;Botticelli's Bastard. Maitland-Lewis&rsquo\; short st ory\, "Mr. Simpson\," was developed as a play and has been performed by no ted theatre companies in Miami\, New Orleans\, and Beverly Hills. He divid es his time between California and New Orleans. \;
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