Fear Itself

A compelling page-turning political thriller set in 1930s America on the brink of war from the author of The Interpreter's Secret.

It'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.

Jimmy Nessheim, a young Special Agent in the fledgling FBI, is assigned to infiltrate a new German-American organisation known as the Bund. Ardently pro-Nazi, it is conspiring to sabotage President Roosevelt's efforts to stop Hitler's advance.

But as Nessheim's investigation takes him into the very heart of the Bund, it becomes increasingly clear that something far more sinister is at work, something that seems to lead directly to the White House.

Drawn 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...

Set in the tense years before the Second World War, Fear Itself 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.

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Praise for Fear Itself:

'A real page-turner' 5-star reader review

'I really enjoyed this book, finding the build up and atmosphere fascinating and immersing the reader in the experience of being in the time and place of late 1930s America' 5-star reader review

'Totally engaging' 5-star reader review

'An intriguing story, well told' Literary Review

'Rosenheim’s career as a writer of intelligent and nuanced thrillers looks very promising indeed' Independent