Synopses & Reviews
From the highly acclaimed international bestselling author Glenn Meade comes a riveting and spellbinding new thriller.
In Berlin a political activist is gunned down in the street. In Paraguay a smuggler is killed in a hit-and-run. And then an elderly German businessman puts a gun in his mouth in his luxurious South American mansion. Joseph Volkmann, a member of an elite European security force, finds himself drawn into the mystery of the brutal deaths, investigating a link between the seemingly random cases that cost the journalist who connected them his life.
For Volkmann a painful journey lies ahead, leading him from barren Mexican ranches to Italian ports and abandoned German monestaries, a journey that will force him to confront his own ghosts and a people he has long mistrusted. At first Volkmann has little to go on-only an inconclusive taped conversation and the charred remains of an old, torn black-and-white photograph that may hold the key to a momentous, horrific plan promising to turn the clock of European history back half a century. What makes this plan all the more terrifying is that it may reflect actual events unfolding today.
Heralded by critics and fans as the next Robert Ludlum or Frederick Forsyth, Glenn Meade has done it again with Brandenburg-a sizzling read, packed with action, great characters, and an engaging story.
Review
"Rich in period detail, crisply plotted and paced,
Snow Wolf runs well ahead of the pack." --
People"A riveting thriller in the tradition of The Day of the Jackal...What a white-knuckler it is..The good old-fashioned swashbuckling suspense never lets up...A major accomplishment!!!" --The Washington Post Book World
"Consistently absorbing...Deftly drawn characters...The sweep of a historical romance and the power of a classic heroic quest." --The New York Times Book Review
"An entirely believable and completely gripping thriller filled with intrigue, treachery, and a wealth of dark secrets...Moves back and forth between American and Soviet operations with deft ease and extreme tension." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Glenn Meade appears to have done his homework...He deftly handles the novel's blend of fact and fiction, an enormous setting, and a multitude of characters with dexterity...A promising new voice!!" --Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"A heart-stopping thriller, part fact, part fiction, with a strong, passionate heroine at its center." --Cosmopolitan
Review
"Chilling...another literate and suspenseful thriller from an estimable storyteller."--
Kirkus Reviews"Sheer, nail-biting suspense...Hitchcock would have filmed it as it stands, without changing a single detail...A rare treat!"--Sunday Telegraph (London)
Synopsis
60 years ago, the greatest crime against humanity was committed. Today it's only a heartbeat away from happening again.
In the pulse-pounding tradition of Robert Ludlum, John Le Carre, and Frederick Forsyth, Glenn Meade, the acclaimed, bestselling author of the blockbuster thriller Snow Wolf, delivers unrivaled suspense, unforgettable characters, and a brilliantly absorbing story with a mind-blowing surprise ending.
In Paraguay, a young reporter is found brutally murdered. In Berlin, a political activist is gunned down in the street. In Strasbourg, an international policeman is given the name of a beautiful young German woman-- and the first key to an extraordinary plot...
Joseph Volkmann knows that a string of killings around the world are linked by a single purpose. And he knows that Erica Kranz, whose journalist cousin had stumbled on the story, is linked to the plot. Haunted by the ghosts of the past, driven by the specter of the future, Volkmann and Kranz are about to plunge through a realm of terrorism, fanaticism, and deception-- as they stare at the true face of evil...
About the Author
Glenn Meade, a former journalist, is now an internationally bestselling author. He divides his time between writing and working as a specialist in the field of pilot training. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.