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The Eagle Scout Picture: A story of espionage and identity in World War II
Hardcover
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781966012337
Publisher: Silent Key Press
Published: Dec 12 2025
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.64
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Synopsis - The Eagle Scout Picture: Book 1 of the Shadow and Subterfuge Series
When the world plunges into war, a Texas Eagle Scout becomes America's most dangerous secret.
Fred Brown is recruited into a covert U.S. operation that transforms him into the perfect Nazi youth-new name, new past, new loyalties. As Frederich Zelly Zellner, he's inserted deep inside Hitler's Germany with one mission: infiltrate the Third Reich from the inside before the United States ever enters the war. But the Nazi regime is a world of paranoia, brutality, and ever-watchful eyes. Zelly must flawlessly play the role of a devoted Hitler Youth while hiding the truth of who he is-and who he serves. When a photograph from his American past mysteriously appears on a Nazi magazine cover, Zelly realizes he's not just a spy in enemy territory... he's a pawn in a much larger game.
Hunted by the Gestapo, manipulated by powerful figures on both sides, and forced to bury every shred of his true identity, Zelly walks a razor's edge where one mistake means execution.
His survival depends on mastering the darkest subterfuge of all-becoming the monster he's pretending to be without losing the boy he once was.
The Eagle Scout Picture launches Gary Kidney's Shadow and Subterfuge Series, a gripping blend of historical thriller and espionage noir-perfect for fans of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Man in the High Castle, and Operation Mincemeat.
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