{"product_id":"the-fifth-column-paperback","title":"The Fifth Column - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Gross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Andrew Gross comes a thrilling tale about a family--and a Country--torn apart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFebruary, 1939.\u003c\/b\u003e Europe is on the brink of war. In New York City, thousands of Nazi supporters pack Madison Square Garden for a hate-filled rally. A handful of blocks away, Charles Mossman is in a bar, reeling from the loss of his job and the demise of his marriage when a group draped in Nazi flags barges in. Drunk, Charles takes a swing at one--with tragic results. A torrent of unintended consequences follows, and Charles goes to prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful...ambitious...heroic.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo years later, America wrestles with whether to enter the war. Charles, now free, is wary of his estranged wife and daughter's neighbors in the city's German-immigrant community of Yorkville, where support for Hitler is common. Trudi and Willi Bauer seem like a kindly Swiss couple. But as the threat of war grows, so do fears of a \"fifth column,\" a group of German spies embedded into everyday American life. Are the Bauers part of a sinister conspiracy? When Pearl Harbor is attacked--and the country can no longer sit on the sidelines--Charles will do whatever it takes to root out an unknown enemy, and protect his family...or die trying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"S\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ekillfully blends thriller, espionage, and historical fiction into a page-turning novel that will keep you in suspense right up until the very last page.\"--\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eANDREW GROSS was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand internationally bestselling author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe One Man, No Way Back, Everything to Lose, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOne Mile Under.\u003c\/i\u003e He also coauthored of several #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers with James Patterson, including\u003ci\u003e Judge \u0026amp; Jury \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLifeguard\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into over 25 languages. He lived in Westchester County, New York. He passed away at age 72 in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.5 x 4.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339948757229,"sku":"9781250391308","price":20.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/9pGPhBm5Ov9781250391308.webp?v=1785117369","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-fifth-column-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}