A cinematic, thrilling, fictionalized, World War II adventure set in Amsterdam about a lock-picking boy caught between pleasing the Nazis to survive and loyalty to his countrymen.
Tygo, a locksmith's son, is forced by the Nazis to loot abandoned Dutch homes for valuables. Known as "The Ferret," everyone despises him, but helping the Germans is the only way he can stay alive. When he discovers a girl with a diamond in a chimney, he refuses to give her up. Instead, he turns spy and uses the jewel to find out information about Hitler's ultimate weapon. He has one shot to stop the war. Can a ferret become a hero? Praise for Hitler's Secret:"Osborne writes with an eye for the big screen, his story barreling forward with kinetic energy and punctuated by narrow escapes from wartime and natural hazards, but he never loses sight of his main characters' inner workings." -- Publishers Weekly After graduating from Cambridge University, William Osborne became a lawyer, but his career took a sharp turn when he switched to screenwriting in Hollywood. He has worked on more than sixty movies, including The Mummy and Goldeneye. His first novel, Hitler's Secret, was longlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal in the United Kingdom. He lives in Norfolk, England. From WINTER'S BULLET:"Well, Frettchen?" Kruger called up."Nothing yet," replied Tygo. He reached up with his hand, and instead of brickwork, he found a ledge. He pushed with his legs, and his head and shoulders cleared the top of it. In the gloom he reckoned the chimney opened out into some sort of void, about the height and width of a coffin. Tygo leaned forward into it with his legs pressed on the chimney wall behind him. He pulled the flashlight from his trouser pocket and flicked it on.Two of the iciest blue eyes he had ever seen stared back at him out of a soot-blackened face. A girl. Praise for Hitler's Secret:"Osborne writes with an eye for the big screen, his story barreling forward with kinetic energy and punctuated by narrow escapes from wartime and natural hazards, but he never loses sight of his main characters' inner workings." -- Publishers Weekly
