About the Book
In 1942, German U-boats prowled the Atlantic, sinking hundreds of U.S. ships along the East Coast, including the largest cruise ship in the world, Normandie, destroyed at a Manhattan pier after Pearl Harbour. Desperate to secure the coast, the Navy asked for help from Jewish mob boss Meyer Lansky. He eagerly formed 'the Ferret Squad', an unlikely fellowship of mobsters and naval intelligence officers. Together, they worked to catch Nazi saboteurs and lay the groundwork for Patton's invasion of Sicily. In the spirit of Kevin Baker and James Ellroy, "The Devil Himself" is a high-energy novel of military espionage and mafia justice.
About the Author :
ERIC DEZENHALL cofounded the communications firm Dezenhall Resources, Ltd., and serves as its CEO. His most recent book of nonfiction, "Damage Control: Why Everything You Know About Crisis Management Is Wrong," pioneered techniques for understanding and defusing crises. The author of five previous novels, he lives in the Washington, D.C., area.
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Review :
"A darkly comic tale about a chaotic period in American history."--"Las Vegas Review-Journal" "A fascinating account, based on fact, of the significant role Lansky, Lucky Luciano, and other mobsters played in ridding New York harbor of spies and preparing the soil for the invasion of Sicily. ... Entertaining home front espionage"--"Booklist""With 'the fate of civilization rested upon a handful of weary sailors and patriotic crooks, ' Dezenhall intrigues with well-imagined, little-known history."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"In the fictional thriller, "The Devil Himself, " author Eric Dezenhall explores how keeping friends close and enemies closer turned out well for the U.S. Navy during FDR's reign. In the heat of foreign terror, officials from the Reagan administration look back to the escapades of mobster Meyer Lansky, who, along with his posse, helped the Navy keep Nazis from invading the country."--"DC Magazine""Cloaking fact inside fiction can produce a fascinating product, and that is precisely what Washington, D.C., writer Eric Dezenhall has done in "The Devil Himself.""--"The Washington Times"""
"The author has created a fascinating tale, a mixture of fact and creative fiction about military covert actions, espionage, and how the Mob, while breaking many of its laws, remains patriotic when its country is under threat. This is a brilliantly entertaining novel."--"Historical Novels Review"
"Like the literary masters Len Deighton and Norman Spinrad, in "The Devil Himself "Washington insider Eric Dezenhall spins a whimsical 'what if' tale with an alternative perspective on World War II and even sends up flares into the Reagan era."--James Grady, author of "Six Days of the Condor"
"From an historical perspective, the book portrays yet another facet of a war and an era brimming with so many compelling and poignant personal stories."--"OpenMarket.org"
"A powerful story with fascinating characteriziations...captivating narration and dialogue."--"Hadassah Magazin
"A fascinating account, based on fact, of the significant role Lansky, Lucky Luciano, and other mobsters played in ridding New York harbor of spies and preparing the soil for the invasion of Sicily. ... Entertaining home front espionage"--"Booklist""With 'the fate of civilization rested upon a handful of weary sailors and patriotic crooks, ' Dezenhall intrigues with well-imagined, little-known history."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"In the fictional thriller, "The Devil Himself, " author Eric Dezenhall explores how keeping friends close and enemies closer turned out well for the U.S. Navy during FDR's reign. In the heat of foreign terror, officials from the Reagan administration look back to the escapades of mobster Meyer Lansky, who, along with his posse, helped the Navy keep Nazis from invading the country."--"DC Magazine"
"Like the literary masters Len Deighton and Norman Spinrad, in "The Devil Himself "Washington insider Eric Dezenhall spins a whimsical 'what if' tale with an alternati
"Like the literary masters Len Deighton and Norman Spinrad, in "The Devil Himself "Washington insider Eric Dezenhall spins a whimsical 'what if' tale with an alternative perspective on World War II and even sends up flares into the Reagan era." --James Grady, author of "Six Days of the Condor
""A fascinating account, based on fact, of the significant role Lansky, Lucky Luciano, and other mobsters played in ridding New York harbor of spies and preparing the soil for the invasion of Sicily. ... Entertaining home front espionage"--"Booklist
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"With 'the fate of civilization rested upon a handful of weary sailors and patriotic crooks, ' Dezenhall intrigues with well-imagined, little-known history."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"In the fictional thriller, "The Devil Himself, " author Eric Dezenhall explores how keeping friends close and enemies closer turned out well for the U.S. Navy during FDR's reign. In the heat of foreign terror, officials from the Reagan administration looks
