The Eagle Scout Picture

<h3><em>The Eagle Scout Picture</em></h3><p></p><p>Book 1 of the <em>Shadow and Subterfuge</em> Series</p><p></p><p>When the world plunges into war a Texas Eagle Scout becomes America's most dangerous secret.</p><p>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 <strong>Frederich Zelly Zellner</strong> 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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>The Eagle Scout Picture</strong> launches Gary Kidney's <em>Shadow and Subterfuge Series</em> a gripping blend of historical thriller and espionage noir-perfect for fans of <em>The Spy Who Came in from the Cold</em> <em>The Man in the High Castle</em> and <em>Operation Mincemeat</em>.</p>