The Counterfeit Candidate
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Summary
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 Führer's bunker。
Buenos Aires， 9th January， 2012
Three audacious thieves carry out the biggest safe depository heist in Argentine history， escaping with more than one hundred million dollars' 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， 18th January， 2012
Senator John Franklin， hailed as the 'Great 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 stretching from the infamous Berlin bunker to Buenos Aires and to Washington， which threatens the very heart and soul of American democracy。
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 Führer's bunker。
Buenos Aires， 9th January， 2012
Three audacious thieves carry out the biggest safe depository heist in Argentine history， escaping with more than one hundred million dollars' 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， 18th January， 2012
Senator John Franklin， hailed as the 'Great 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 stretching from the infamous Berlin bunker to Buenos Aires and to Washington， which threatens the very heart and soul of American democracy。
Reviews
Iain
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Easy read and very interesting choice of fiction for first ever book。A real page turner。
Sam Holliday
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Excellent 'what if' ' political thriller What an absolute treat this book is - the very definition of a page turning thriller which constantly surprises and always deliver。Starting off as an apparent crime drama surrounding an audacious jewellery heist it soon develops into a remarkable political and historical conspiracy thriller。 With echoes of The Boys From Brazil， The Odessa File and the Marathon Man it takes us on a flight of imagination about prominent ex Nazis casting their evil spells un Excellent 'what if' ' political thriller What an absolute treat this book is - the very definition of a page turning thriller which constantly surprises and always deliver。Starting off as an apparent crime drama surrounding an audacious jewellery heist it soon develops into a remarkable political and historical conspiracy thriller。 With echoes of The Boys From Brazil， The Odessa File and the Marathon Man it takes us on a flight of imagination about prominent ex Nazis casting their evil spells under assumed post war identities and this one goes further than even those in as this prominent ex Nazi is the most prominent of them all。Conspiracy thrillers like this live and did by the level of research that gives just enough credibility to keep you reading no matter how wild the idea and Brian Klein scores highly in this regard。 His background work and characterisation - without every being suffocating to weigh the story down - is enough to keep you intrigued and I couldn't put it down。Well written， pacy， tense and fun。 I loved it。 。。。more
Greer Andjanetta
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A debut novel which features the escape from Berlin in 1945 of Hitler， Borman and Braun。 An interesting story of their life in Argentina， their growth to power in the USA and their attempt to groom one of their descendants for the US presidency。 Quite interesting and plausible the story mixes fact and fiction into a very enjoyable read。
Julian Walker
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A rip-roaring thriller based on one of history's great "What Ifs"。 Instantly engaging， and tautly written， this is a fabulous holiday read and one that is hard to put down as it accelerates to a climactic finale。 Cracking stuff。 A rip-roaring thriller based on one of history's great "What Ifs"。 Instantly engaging， and tautly written， this is a fabulous holiday read and one that is hard to put down as it accelerates to a climactic finale。 Cracking stuff。 。。。more
Wyn Williams
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A great readThoroughly enjoyed reading this well written 'what if' story - difficult to put down。 Intriguing and fascinating - almost believable。。。 A great readThoroughly enjoyed reading this well written 'what if' story - difficult to put down。 Intriguing and fascinating - almost believable。。。 。。。more
Gary Loewy
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Need to suspend beliefTo be fair the concept is interesting， there has always been conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Hitler and Eva Burn。Also there are a fair few prominent historians and investigating journalists that believe that Martin Boorman did escape to South America with the knowledge of both the British an American intelligence agencies。But the problem with this book is it isn't very good。The idea is good but the writing isn't。The characters have no depth its almost comical i Need to suspend beliefTo be fair the concept is interesting， there has always been conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Hitler and Eva Burn。Also there are a fair few prominent historians and investigating journalists that believe that Martin Boorman did escape to South America with the knowledge of both the British an American intelligence agencies。But the problem with this book is it isn't very good。The idea is good but the writing isn't。The characters have no depth its almost comical in parts。 Still I have given the book 3 stars for effort， and there is a good book in there somewhere。 。。。more
Neil Alexander Duguid
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Enjoyable。 But too far fetched and characters lack depthA good lightweight read but the characters are a bit superficial， almost stereotypical。 Pushes the conspiracy too far。 Had Maria Callas sung with a whole bunch of musicians for Adolf Hitler it’d be a secret too hard to keep。
Felicity-Jane Wooller
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AmazingThis book was recommended by a close friend of both the author and me。 On his recommendation I decided to purchase and read this book， I thoroughly enjoyed it and can see it as a blockbuster， simply couldn't put it down。 AmazingThis book was recommended by a close friend of both the author and me。 On his recommendation I decided to purchase and read this book， I thoroughly enjoyed it and can see it as a blockbuster， simply couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Karen
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Where do I start？ This was a spur of the moment purchase - I saw a brief advert for this book in the Sunday paper， and thought it looked interesting。Interesting doesn't begin to cover it。 I know that it's fiction， but it ties in with a documentary TV series called "Hunting Hitler" which follows the supposed trail of the Nazi leader's escape to Argentina at the end of the second world war。Now back to the book。 It is based on the idea that Hitler， Eva Braun and Martin Bormann escaped from Europe t Where do I start？ This was a spur of the moment purchase - I saw a brief advert for this book in the Sunday paper， and thought it looked interesting。Interesting doesn't begin to cover it。 I know that it's fiction， but it ties in with a documentary TV series called "Hunting Hitler" which follows the supposed trail of the Nazi leader's escape to Argentina at the end of the second world war。Now back to the book。 It is based on the idea that Hitler， Eva Braun and Martin Bormann escaped from Europe to Argentina and once safe in Argentina， Hitler had a son。。。Suffice to say that there were parts of the book that were a little gruesome， but this was well worth reading。 。。。more
Jamad
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Hmmmm an okay plot
KEVIN HODGE
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I don’t do long reviews。 Can’t be arsed！But this one just bloody brilliant！Recommend you won’t be able to stop until the end。 Then you will be disappointed it’s finished！！
Joe Cowley
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This is an intriguing story and one of the few books that has had me turning pages until the candle guttered。 The plot takes several turns that often leave one guessing。 The plot drives the book rather than the quality of the prose。I was halfway through before I tuned in to Mr Klein’s style。 I had started to wonder if English is his first language - the use of some words and phrases hinted at a translation。 Often the dialogue is somewhat stilted - and nobody in Argentina or America uses the phra This is an intriguing story and one of the few books that has had me turning pages until the candle guttered。 The plot takes several turns that often leave one guessing。 The plot drives the book rather than the quality of the prose。I was halfway through before I tuned in to Mr Klein’s style。 I had started to wonder if English is his first language - the use of some words and phrases hinted at a translation。 Often the dialogue is somewhat stilted - and nobody in Argentina or America uses the phrase: “Done a runner。” The descriptive passages suffer from frequent pleonasm （unnecessary words） and repetition。 The product placement is overdone。 The author is obsessed with glass topped coffee tables。In summary: Excellent theme - questionable writing - would make a good film。PS: If you want to know what really happened to Hitler， read Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes。 。。。more
Mike
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I don't know if i'am easily pleased but i thought this was brilliant I don't know if i'am easily pleased but i thought this was brilliant 。。。more
Whispering Stories
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Book Reviewed on www。whisperingstories。comThe Counterfeit Candidate is the debut novel by author Brian Klein。 It features a mixture of genres including thriller， mystery， action， adventure， crime， and historical fiction。 It also packs a punch and if you love books that suck you into the plot and get your heart pumping then this is certainly one to pick up。We begin the story back in 1945 and the supposed suicide of Adolf Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun。 The book runs with the conspiracy theory Book Reviewed on www。whisperingstories。comThe Counterfeit Candidate is the debut novel by author Brian Klein。 It features a mixture of genres including thriller， mystery， action， adventure， crime， and historical fiction。 It also packs a punch and if you love books that suck you into the plot and get your heart pumping then this is certainly one to pick up。We begin the story back in 1945 and the supposed suicide of Adolf Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun。 The book runs with the conspiracy theory that Hitler never killed himself and that he and his wife fled to Argentina。We then move to 2012， Argentina where three men have been building a tunnel for the last eight months from an old café site to a bank’s security deposit vault nearby。 The three plan to hit the vault in the early hours of the morning， drill and take the contents of 120 boxes and then escape。 Their plan includes splitting the boxes between them， each hiding their stash and not touching them for another year so as not to bring suspicion on themselves。Also in 2012 Senator John Franklin has secured the Republican’s Presidential Nominations and seems to be on his way to being the next President of the United States。 What is held in one of the boxes taken could have devastating consequences on his candidacy。 He has an elite team of ‘finders’ looking for the contents of the box and they are willing to do anything to retrieve it。Can the men get away with the biggest heist in Argentinian history or will the finders get to them first？ There is a third option， that Chief Inspector Nicolas Vargas who has been put on the case discovers who the men are first and get to them before the finders do。The Counterfeit Candidate had me on the edge of my seat。 It is pure action and adventure with a few lulls when it comes to the parts set back in time with Hitler and his wife。 The conspiracy theory that Hitler never killed himself is one I hadn’t heard before， even though it began straight after his death。 I can see why given the circumstances and what happened to the bodies as to why people would think that。I loved the weaving of the past into the present， it worked well。 I also love how the three thieves had planned everything for months， including getting rid of the dirt， timings （though they got this slightly wrong as only 90 boxes were taken）， even their encounters with the police were calculated and planned。 However， they never calculated for the storm that was about to rain down on them！This was an absolutely outstanding piece of fiction that I couldn’t put down。 With its short chapters that heightened the action and its cat and mouse feel I was in my element。 Being able to perfectly visualise every moment and scene has me believing that this book would be an ideal choice for a movie adaptation。 It would seem that Brian Klein is a natural storyteller。 。。。more
Bookread2day
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My review is on my website www。bookread2day。wordpress。comI was taken by surprise as this story jumps straight into action。As three men in Argentina dig a tunnel at precisely on Monday 24th May 2011 they start drilling a tunnel that three men， continued every weekday night and weekend for eight months。The earth they dug up was put into large bags and loaded onto a lorry which was driven far away to the north out of the city and dumped where no one would suspect where the earth had originally come My review is on my website www。bookread2day。wordpress。comI was taken by surprise as this story jumps straight into action。As three men in Argentina dig a tunnel at precisely on Monday 24th May 2011 they start drilling a tunnel that three men， continued every weekday night and weekend for eight months。The earth they dug up was put into large bags and loaded onto a lorry which was driven far away to the north out of the city and dumped where no one would suspect where the earth had originally come from。It took the three men a whole eight months until the tunnel was completed。 They were smart lighting up the tunnel standing inside the giant vault。All them were cautious not to be seen by the six CCTV cameras so they all wore plastic monkey masks。Their job wasn’t over yet they had to drill through dual locks that took them forty-eight hours。Once each box was opened they emptied them， with US Dollars， Euros， English Pounds and Argentinian Pestos。 One box alone contained twenty solid gold bars and other boxes were crammed with jewellery， designer watches and hundreds of loose gemstones。All they have to do now is get out before the bank was due to open。My heart was in my stomach I wondered if the three men Pedro， Ricardo， and Sebastian will get away with this biggest heist in Argentina’s history。 。。。more
Rachel Bridgeman
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My thanks to Safia at Midas PR for the blogtour invite， and Level Best Publishers for the gifted review copy of 'The Counterfeit Candidate' which is out in paperback from 8th July！This is not my usual genre of choice， political thrillers， but I am trying to branch out this year and embrace the things I don't normally read， so I jumped at the chance to look into the debut book from Brian Klein。The novel is made of very short chapters which go back and forth between 1945 and 2012， 2 pivotal points My thanks to Safia at Midas PR for the blogtour invite， and Level Best Publishers for the gifted review copy of 'The Counterfeit Candidate' which is out in paperback from 8th July！This is not my usual genre of choice， political thrillers， but I am trying to branch out this year and embrace the things I don't normally read， so I jumped at the chance to look into the debut book from Brian Klein。The novel is made of very short chapters which go back and forth between 1945 and 2012， 2 pivotal points on the global scale as the race for presidential candidacy takes on a whole new mean based on what is thought to have happened in Hitler's bunker。The conspiracy theory has run amok in the age of the internet where anyone with a laptop and access to Photoshop can deep fake news， make things seem real which really couldn't be， and， the reverse is true， the more outlandish the theory，the less likely it is to require substantiation。This one tackles the idea， widely held as plausible， that Hitler and Eva Braun committed committed suicide alongside his dog ， Blondie。 However， what if the only actual casualty was the dog？ What if this was an elaborate plan， begun when the war was turning against the Germans， to spirit them away on the spoils of Nazi treasure to Buenos Aires？And then， totally out of nowhere， three bank robbers using a well worn trope from Holmesian times onwards， dig a tunnel under a unoccupied 'closed for refurbishment' cafe into a bank vault。 And steal as many safe deposit boxes as they possibly can。 Including， proof that Hitler never died。The race is now on to get this information back as the contents of the locker are owned by one Richard Franklin， whose son， John， is running for President with followers viewing him as the new JFK。It is tense， fast paced and well researched， you would never guess that the writer created this in lockdown， it has a sense of validity as if he travelled to and absorbed each of the city's nuances during it's inception。The story is very cinematic and reads like a made for tv movie expanded into a book format， so I think it is fair to say that it could one day be viewed on television。 Again， I have to say that this book is not my usual read， and maybe I am not as switched onto the genre as others who are would be。 I think overall it is a decent read which will keep you going through the night as you wonder if Franklin's team will get to the right robber's hiding place or whether the police will。The story shows its hand pretty early on， so the element of surprise is lost to some extent and I didn't really care for the scenes of Hitler and Braun setting up home in Buenos Aires， I think the reader could have put this together without those passages。 However， it is a decent story which explores the long term consequences of the 'What if？' conspiracy theory is taken to a ， to me， very plausible conclusion。 。。。more
Cathy Geha
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The Counterfeit Candidate by Brian KleinAction-packed thrill-ride from beginning to end。 This story is one of conspiracy， intrigue， crime， and moves between continents and time periods with facility。 Settle in for a great story that will leave you thinking…what if？ What I liked: * The plot， writing and story told* The way it made me think about the past and what could have happened if something like this story had truly happened* The dark gritty reality of the story* That it had me doing google The Counterfeit Candidate by Brian KleinAction-packed thrill-ride from beginning to end。 This story is one of conspiracy， intrigue， crime， and moves between continents and time periods with facility。 Settle in for a great story that will leave you thinking…what if？ What I liked: * The plot， writing and story told* The way it made me think about the past and what could have happened if something like this story had truly happened* The dark gritty reality of the story* That it had me doing google searches and reading about various places and characters in the book* Wondering about what would motivate the various characters* The police procedural aspect of the story* Being able to hate the bad guys entirely – saw no redeeming qualities in them* Thinking about who I would cast in the roles of the characters if this were to be made into a movie* Wondering about the true relationship between Braun and Hitler* Stepping into the past without actually having to be there* Reading a debut novel by a new authorWhat I didn’t like: * Exactly what I was meant NOT to like Did I enjoy this book？ YesWould I read more by this author？ YesThank you to MidasPR for the ARC – this is my honest review。 5 Stars 。。。more
Jessica Townley
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Rounded up to 4。5 stars。 This read just like one of my favourite TV series， similar to the likes of The Blacklist or Homeland。 It was full of secrets， political corruption， murder and conspiracies。There was never a dull moment in this book and it was a complete page turner。 The action and suspense was consistent throughout， keeping the pace brilliantly， building even more towards the end and even though it’s very clear from quite early on who everyone is / how they are related the ending didn’t Rounded up to 4。5 stars。 This read just like one of my favourite TV series， similar to the likes of The Blacklist or Homeland。 It was full of secrets， political corruption， murder and conspiracies。There was never a dull moment in this book and it was a complete page turner。 The action and suspense was consistent throughout， keeping the pace brilliantly， building even more towards the end and even though it’s very clear from quite early on who everyone is / how they are related the ending didn’t disappoint。It’s definitely a book that I wouldn’t normally read but I’m so glad I did。 When reading the synopsis I thought it was going to be heavily political and a little too much but it absolutely wasn’t。 The author is a brilliant storyteller and had me completely fascinated， especially when going back in time to share the story on Hitler。 Every part of the story was perfectly linked together and I thought the plot was such a brilliant idea – an intriguing conspiracy theory which quite frighteningly could have happened。Overall this was a superb thriller which takes a part of history and turns it on its head。 A complete page turner that will have you hooked from that very first page！ 。。。more
Rebecca Phillips
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