**Charles Pol is at the heart of another international conspiracy… Perfect for fans of Len Deighton, John Le Carré, Tom Clancy and Ian Fleming.
**Would you put your life on the line to expose a top-secret conspiracy…?**
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#### **1979**
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While researching a government coverup over an oil spill just off the coast of Italy, reporter Tom Hawn stumbles upon a heart-shattering rumour.
He is told that the same corrupt oil company – ABCO, the America-Britannic Consortium – could have collaborated with Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
But the day after Hawn gets the tip-off, the man who told him it is murdered…
Hawn is in way over his head, but he knows he can’t let this deadly secret go.
He bumps into ex-secret agent, Charles Pol and before he knows it he’s dragged into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
**Is there truth behind the rumour? Did the British and American oil company betray their own side to help Germany during the war?**
And can Tom Hawn survive long enough to expose them…?
DEAD SECRET **** is the fifth classic terrorist adventure novel in the Charles Pol espionage thriller series: action-packed international thrillers, full of twists and turns.
‘ **** the natural successor to Ian Fleming’ – **Books and Bookmen**
****THE CHARLES POL ESPIONAGE THRILLER SERIES* * **
Book One: Barbouze
Book Two: The Tale of the Lazy Dog
Book Three: Gentleman Traitor
Book Four: Shah-Mak
****Book Five: Dead Secret* * **
Book Six: Holy of Holies**