MIDNIGHT BURNING
Can Einstein and Chaplin stop the deadly conspiracy before America falls into darkness?
It’s 1937. War clouds gather over Europe while fascists march on American soil. As the FBI chases suspected communists, Nazi agents plot an armed insurrection against the U.S. government.
When real-life friends Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin uncover the conspiracy, including a scheme to assassinate Hollywood’s biggest stars, they fight back with ingenuity, courage, and the fierce resolve of Georgia Ann Robinson, the LAPD’s first Black female officer.
A dangerous chase takes our heroes into the heart of darkness, a fascist encampment in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles where a militia armed with machine guns plans its attack. Batten the hatches: it’s brains versus brawn in an explosive, unforgettable finale.
MIDNIGHT PATRIOTS
Blending fact and fiction, Midnight Patriots follows real-life friends Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin as they confront powerful enemies threatening America.
It’s 1940. Europe is in flames. Germany occupies much of the continent, and the Blitz rains terror on London. Fritz Duquesne, a German spy straight from the history books, plots to kidnap Einstein and steal America’s nuclear secrets. Enraged by Chaplin’s mockery in The Great Dictator, Adolf Hitler dispatches an SS assassin to silence the man who ridiculed him. The story features Charles Lindbergh, Lena Horne, and J. Robert Oppenheimer, along with a beautiful German spy on a mission of her own. As Nazi agents and FBI operatives close in, all roads lead Einstein and Chaplin to a deadly showdown aboard the Santa Fe Super Chief as it races from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Midnight Patriots is the second novel in the Einstein-Chaplin Series. The first entry, Midnight Burning, was named “Historical Thriller of the Year” by Best Thrillers Book Review and one of the “Favorite Books of 2025” by Bookreporter. The books stand alone and may be read in any order.
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