Espionage/Mystery Thriller The Losing Role: Now in Paperback

[Steve Anderson]

I'm happy to report that my espionage/mystery thriller The Losing Role is now out in paperback. Here's the official release:

Historical Espionage Thriller The Losing Role Tells Real Story Behind Infamous WWII Mission

Portland, Ore. (SFA) December 13, 2010 — By following the grim journey of one unlikely secret agent, the novel The Losing Role by Steve Anderson reveals the real story behind a WWII German false flag operation that's been made infamous in legend but in reality was a doomed farce.

In December 1944 a failed German actor, Max Kaspar, is forced to join an absurdly desperate secret mission in which he must impersonate an enemy American officer. So Max cooks up his own fanatical plan — he'll use his false identity to escape tyranny and war and flee to the America he'd once abandoned. 

Part espionage thriller, part historical expat crime noir, in all the tragic details and with some dark humor, this is the story of an aspiring talent who got in over his head and tried to break free.

"An excellent WWII espionage thriller that transcends the genre, making it a story that you don't have to be a history buff to enjoy." --The New Podler Review of Books

"This is a well-researched and fascinating book ... with a refreshing twist; it is told from the view point of a German soldier -- and a likable one at that." --Man of la Book: Review

"The book does a marvelous job of showing the 'fog of war' wherein no one truly understands what is going on once the attack has begun. Finally, the book is fun." --Historical Novel Review

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Steve Anderson is the author of The Losing Role, False Refuge and Besserwisser: A Novel. Anderson was a Fulbright Fellow in Munich, Germany, has had short stories published and writes screenplays. He lives in Portland, Ore.

The Losing Role by Steve Anderson

ISBN/EAN13: 1453855459 / 9781453855454
Page Count: 240
List Price: Paperback $11.99 | E-book $2.99

Contact: Steve Anderson
www.stephenfanderson.com