Description
About the Author
Tony Schumacher is a native of Liverpool, England. He is the author of The Darkest Hour and The British Lion, and was a finalist for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 2016. He has written for The Guardian and the Huffington Post, and he is a regular contributor to BBC Radio and London's LBC Radio. He has been a policeman, stand-up comedian, bouncer, jeweler, taxi driver, perfume salesman, actor, and garbage collector, among others. He currently lives outside Liverpool.
Reviews
"A suspenseful cat-and-mouse game." -- Publishers Weekly
"An action-filled political thriller." -- New York Journal of Books
"A rip-roaring adventure." -- TheRealBookSpy.com
"The author creates an action-packed plot while still exploring questions of morality." -- Blackfive.net
Praise for The British Lion: "An extraordinary and exciting tour-de-force... [and] breathtakingly imagined.... Immaculate research and acute observation are allied to a dynamic cast of characters.... A riveting, remarkable novel which makes one hope there is more to come." -- Lancashire Evening Post
"An exhilarating roller-coaster ride that would have made a great Hitchcock movie." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"A well-written adventure." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch on The Darkest Hour
"The Darkest Hour is an alternate history, a psychological study, and a thriller all rolled into one fantastic book. . . . A plat that is action-packed and gripping." -- Crimespree Magazine on The Darkest Hour
"Within this foggy moral atmosphere . . . Schumacher creates a believable yet depressing occupied England, frozen and snow-covered. . . . Believable alternate history laced with multiple gunfights, turncoat duplicity, and an ending sure to propel the British Lion back into action." -- Kirkus Reviews on The British Lion
Praise for The British Lion: "Schumacher has done his historical research about Nazis, their sympathizers, and the Holocaust. He mixes those facts into a riveting story, creating an alternate history that will have readers trembling with the realistic possibilities. This is a must-read." -- Blackfive.net on The British Lion
Praise for Tony Schumacher: "Within this foggy moral atmosphere . . . Schumacher creates a believable yet depressing occupied England, frozen and snow-covered. . . . Believable alternate history laced with multiple gunfights, turncoat duplicity, and an ending sure to propel the British Lion back into action." -- Kirkus Reviews on The British Lion
Book Information
ISBN 9780062499875
Author Tony Schumacher
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint William Morrow
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 32mm