Berlin, 1875. In Bismarck's Germany, everyone is watching everyone else.
Lieutenant Nathan Tower thought he understood espionage. His Civil War intelligence work had trapped thousands of Confederate soldiers through clever deception. Now, as naval attaché in Berlin, he's building his own network of German sources while growing dangerously close to Elena Volkov, a mysterious Russian émigré with her own secrets.
When Elena introduces him to Greta Hoffmann, a German widow selling Krupp naval specifications to feed her network of anti-German agents, Tower believes he's struck intelligence gold. The technical documents could revolutionize American naval power-if they're genuine.
But Tower's friend Hubert Meadows brings warnings from the shadows: German spymaster Wilhelm Stieber has agents everywhere, and they play by rules Americans have never learned. In Europe, Tower discovers, even your allies may be performing roles you never suspected.
As bodies turn up in Berlin's back alleys and Elena's demands for American secrets intensify, Tower realizes he may have stumbled into something far more sophisticated than the amateur Confederate officers he once outwitted. Someone has been watching his every move, and the trap closing around him has been months in the making.
Conrad Klein has built a career on turning American confidence into German advantage. Now he's orchestrated his masterpiece: an operation that will either recruit Tower as a German asset or destroy him completely.
In the deadly chess game of 1870s European intelligence, one wrong move can cost everything. Tower is about to learn the difference between American initiative and European expertise-and discover that in espionage, the most dangerous enemies are the ones who make you fall in love with them.
"The Krupp Gambit" is a standalone historical espionage thriller that introduces Nathan Tower in his first-and most devastating-encounter with professional intelligence warfare.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Berlin, 1875. In Bismarck's Germany, everyone is watching everyone else.Lieutenant Nathan Tower thought he understood espionage. His Civil War intelligence work had trapped thousands of Confederate soldiers through clever deception. Now, as naval attache in Berlin, he's building his own network of German sources while growing dangerously close to Elena Volkov, a mysterious Russian emigre with her own secrets.When Elena introduces him to Greta Hoffmann, a German widow selling Krupp naval specifications to feed her network of anti-German agents, Tower believes he's struck intelligence gold. The technical documents could revolutionize American naval power-if they're genuine.But Tower's friend Hubert Meadows brings warnings from the shadows: German spymaster Wilhelm Stieber has agents everywhere, and they play by rules Americans have never learned. In Europe, Tower discovers, even your allies may be performing roles you never suspected.As bodies turn up in Berlin's back alleys and Elena's demands for American secrets intensify, Tower realizes he may have stumbled into something far more sophisticated than the amateur Confederate officers he once outwitted. Someone has been watching his every move, and the trap closing around him has been months in the making.Conrad Klein has built a career on turning American confidence into German advantage. Now he's orchestrated his masterpiece: an operation that will either recruit Tower as a German asset or destroy him completely.In the deadly chess game of 1870s European intelligence, one wrong move can cost everything. Tower is about to learn the difference between American initiative and European expertise-and discover that in espionage, the most dangerous enemies are the ones who make you fall in love with them."The Krupp Gambit" is a standalone historical espionage thriller that introduces Nathan Tower in his first-and most devastating-encounter with professional intelligence warfare. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798233386794
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