The Counterfeit Candidate
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Berlin, 30th April, 1945
As 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 Fuhrerβs bunker.
Buenos Aires, 8th January, 2012
Three audacious thieves carry out the biggest safe depository heist in Argentine history, escaping with more than one hundred million dollarsβ 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, 2012
Senator John Franklin, hailed as the βGreat 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.
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Brian Klein is an award winning television director, with over twenty-five yearsβ 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 Oneβs highest-rated entertainment show. He has also directed two feature-length films for BBC Worldwide and several entertainment specials for Netflix.
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.
