The Himmler Gambits (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798987921364)

1942. Parachuting into German Silesia, OSS agent Richard Todd leads an elite Allied team, assisted on the ground by a German national, working undercover for Britain's MI-6, their objective: destroy a Nazi synthetic fuel plant before it goes online.

The mission plans are immediately met with difficulties, not least of which is when they discover that Nazi Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler is due to arrive for an inspection tour of both the Hydrogenation plant and concentration/slave labor camp in the nearby town known locally as Oświęcim, or Auschwitz in German.

Back on American soil, a high-stakes gambit of Himmler's unfolds. A cunning German spy, codename Cassius, closes in on executing a plot that could change the course of the war by assassinating the leader of the free world. The tension mounts as the clock runs down, building to a fever pitch in James Ryan's heart-pounding new novel, weaving together parallel fronts of action, intrigue, and personal heroism. This story asks the question: In each instance, can a mere handful of brave individuals successfully achieve a strategic mission as well as prevent an insidious crime that could alter the fate of nations and tip the balance of good and evil in the world?