American Fraulein. Samuel Piazza

      

      AMERICAN FRÄULEIN

      SAMUEL J. PIAZZA

      Copyright 2015 Samuel Piazza

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-2486-6

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      This book is a work of fiction. With the exception of one well-known historical figure whose situation and dialogue are fictional, the characters are a product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to any name(s) or person(s), living or dead, is purely coincidental, and not the intention of the author. Situations, incidents, and dialogue at any locations, businesses, organizations, and institutes real or unreal, are fictional, coming from the author’s imagination, and were not intended to depict actual events.

      TO JUDY

      INTRODUCTION

      Foreign agents operate in countries of interest in times of peace, belligerence, and war. Their purpose is to seek pertinent information and pass it on to the country of their allegiance, and be open to opportunistic means of causing havoc and unrest among the local populace. When apprehended, we know them for their treachery and call them out as spies. But who are these people, and why would they embrace a life cloaked in the shadows of darkness and chicanery? American Fräulein speaks of a young woman caught in a Nazi web of love, deceit and murder.

      In 1941, Germany's vision of world domination sparks several baffling murders in the city of Los Angeles. The striking figure of Erika Willets, whose biography is as imposing as her physical appearance, adds another dimension to a puzzle whose pieces do not seem to fit. Although the modus operandi, locations, and background of victims differ, it appears there may be linkage. A newspaper reporter and a detective are unwittingly thrust together to find answers to the recent killings.

      American Fräulein evokes an interest in Erika, whose persona parallels the beauty and the beast, and reveals a spy mystery with heightened emotions and an out of box storyline.