The Accidental Agent

By the acclaimed author of The Informant, a compelling historical thriller about WW2s most important secret...

OutstandingPublishers Weekly
Taut with suspenseHistorical Novel Society

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1942: THE RACE IS ON TO CREATE THE ATOMIC BOMB.

James Nessheim has gone back to college and thinks he has left his life as a spy behind.

But the covert nuclear programme at the University of Chicago has been infiltrated by an enemy agent, and Nessheim is persuaded by the FBI to help track him down.

At the same time, an old flame re-enters Nessheim’s life and he finds himself falling in love. But can it be coincidence that she appears just as he becomes a special agent again?

Nessheim’s personal and professional lives grow dangerously intertwined as he struggles to protect the war’s deadliest secret – and work out who he can trust.
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Praise for The Accidental Agent:

An excellent thriller that falls between the crime and espionage genres 5-star reader review

There is much to praise in this complex and ambitious narrative, not least the adroitly handled ticking-clock scenarioFinancial Times
Atmospheric and well-plotted - I really enjoyed this book 5-star reader review
Combines a crackerjack plot and multiple nuanced characters with a convincing portrayal of WWII America ... The dramatic twists work to propel the plot to a powerful and moving conclusionPublishers Weekly