{"product_id":"fear-itself-3","title":"Fear Itself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling page-turning political thriller set in 1930s America on the brink of war from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter's Secret.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the late 1930s in an America slowly pulling itself out of the Depression. War is threatening in Europe, but in America, with forty million citizens of German ancestry, there is great pressure to stay out of the fight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Nessheim, a young Special Agent in the fledgling FBI, is assigned to infiltrate a new German-American organisation known as the \u003ci\u003eBund\u003c\/i\u003e. Ardently pro-Nazi, it is conspiring to sabotage President Roosevelt's efforts to stop Hitler's advance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Nessheim's investigation takes him into the very heart of the \u003ci\u003eBund, \u003c\/i\u003eit becomes increasingly clear that something far more sinister is at work, something that seems to lead directly to the White House.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn into the centre of Washington's high society, Nessheim finds himself caught up in a web of political intrigue and secret lives. But as he moves closer to the truth, an even more lethal plot emerges, one that could rewrite history in the most catastrophic of ways...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the tense years before the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich depiction of history as it was - and as it might have been. A compelling thriller, it tells the riveting story of a plot that had the potential to change the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A real \u003cb\u003epage-turner\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I \u003cb\u003ereally enjoyed \u003c\/b\u003ethis book, finding the \u003cb\u003ebuild up and atmosphere fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e and immersing the reader in the experience of being in the time and place of late 1930s America' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Totally \u003cb\u003eengaging\u003c\/b\u003e' 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eintriguing\u003c\/b\u003e story, well told' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rosenheim’s career as a writer of \u003cb\u003eintelligent and nuanced thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e looks very promising indeed' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221784908120,"sku":"9781784756697","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781784756697.jpg?v=1779417029","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/fear-itself-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}