The story takes us from Germany to San Francisco, and from Argentina to Washington, as the running candidate for presidency is informed that the specific items in the stolen security box were preserved for posterity and for the sake of political history, which could now bring an end to his campaign. Can the men get away with the biggest heist in Argentinian history or will the finders get to them first?

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. Unbeknownst to them, the contents of one of the safety deposit boxes they steal means a great deal to Richard Franklin, the father of Senator John Franklin. What an absolute treat this book is - the very definition of a page turning thriller which constantly surprises and always deliver. That was a key moment as it inspired me to begin the writing process and for the following twelve weeks, I worked ten hours a day, seven days a week and became totally obsessed with the project. With short chapters, which made it easy to read “just one more chapter”, The Counterfeit Candidate was an exciting read.

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. The Franklins send out their heavies, a crack team of ‘finders’, to recover the missing documents—which expose Hitler and their connection to him—while Vargas and his sidekick, Lieutenant Troy Hembury of the Los Angeles Police Department, hunt the crooks and all the stolen goods, not knowing they are pursuing a ticking time bomb. I wish I could share the excitement and detail of the final few chapters but of course that would spoil the plot for you!

The chronology of the story is set in the present and retrospectively alludes to events of 1945 according to official versions.It was a bizarre feeling, as I’d had the idea for the robbery twenty years before it happened in real life!

So, the contemporary story came first and then, when that was complete, I set about writing the story of Hitler’s post-war life in Argentina and his outrageous plan for building a Fourth Reich in the United States. As far as debut novels are concerned, Brian Klein can be justifiably proud of how his debut attempt has shaped up. Amongst his credits, he directed 25 seasons of the entertainment car show, “TOP GEAR”, which became the highest watched factual entertainment show in the world with 350 million weekly viewers in 110 countries and in 2005 won an EMMY for best International non-scripted programme.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. ODESSA File (1972) and Boys From Brazil (1976) are more or less political-historical thrillers; with the latter having a science fiction aspect (i. A. It first began to form in my mind while I was at London University, studying Modern History and Politics. 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. Flash forward to Buenos Aires in January 2012, and three men break into a bank's safety deposit boxes stealing as much as they can.