{"product_id":"2940157411879","title":"Swastika: A Special X Thriller","description":"In the closing days of World War II, Hitler summons SS-General Ernst Streicher to his Berlin bunker to discuss the Third Reich's only hope to win the war – the Wonder Weapons controlled by Himmler's dreaded SS. When an overnight raid by the Allies forces Streicher to abandon his underground Mittelwerk factory assembling V-2 rockets, it sets in motion a monstrous conspiracy that still lies hidden today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn present-day Vancouver, the RCMP's Special X squad is on the hunt for a pair of Nazi-inspired killers. A Nazi swastika is carved into each victim's forehead.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Special X turns to the FBI for links to the swastika signature in the United States, the black world of the Pentagon picks up the clue and ties it to the long-kept secret of what crashed at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMoving between wartime Germany and the manhunt in Vancouver, SWASTIKA revolves around a deadly four-sided cat-and-mouse game embroiling the Mounties, Pentagon hit men, and the Nazi psycho killers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"CSI: NAZI GERMANY. The attention to detail in SWASTIKA makes for an unsettling read. Slade knows his trade well, and is able to get inside the head of a grizzled cop and a psychotic neo-Nazi with equal skill. Fans won't be disappointed.\" - Montreal FFWD Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An action-packed, techno-conspiracy thriller. It is no small testament to Slade's ability that he can craft a genuine emotional core amidst such a maze of plotlines.\" - Calgary Herald \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A perfect blend of historical background, police procedure, and lightning-fast action, with a dash of horror. Slade's skill at intertwining the past and the present is uncanny. Don't start SWASTIKA unless you can finish it. You won't want to put it down.\" - Crime Spree Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael Slade has a reputation for conducting extensive research before beginning to write his novels. The scenes in Hitler's bunker and the V-2 rocket factory are so descriptive that it's difficult to know where historical fact leaves off and fiction begins. The story races along like a hound on the scent. SWASTIKA will please anyone who enjoys a good thriller with a historical bent.\" - Quill \u0026amp; Quire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Slade blends crime genres like no other writer. SWASTIKA is a clever whodunit that will challenge the sharpest readers.\" - Hellnotes","brand":"Headhunter Holdings Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112498905328,"sku":"2940157411879","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157411879_p0.jpg?v=1764094461","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157411879","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}