Hess (Written with John Harris)

Since the night of Hess' landing on the lowlands of Scotland, the mystery of his flight has been probed and worried at by politicians, dictators, historians and readers alike. Theories have abounded, some reasonable, some ridiculous. However the truth has never been revealed. Too many documents have remained locked away, too many reputations and conspiracies have been protected for the complex machinations behind Hess' flight to emerge - until now.

After seven years of dogged research John Harris has arrived at the ultimate solution.

The accepted view of the flight was that Hess was on a desperate lone mission to broker a peace deal with the British. But there were several men - rather important men in the general scheme of things - who didn't believe a word of it; Stalin and Roosevelt. 'I wonder,' said Roosevelt, 'what is really behind this story'.

This book sets out to answer his question, to tie up the loose ends that dangle like parachute cords. The event is still shrouded in official secrecy and the curious complexity of the plot not yet fully revealed. For the first time the woefully misunderstood facts are uncovered: the dilemma of Hitler, the deviousness and ingenuity of the British Secret Service and the role of Mrs Mary Violet Roberts, the old lady who was instrumental in luring Rudolph Hess to Scotland.

Book Author

Mei-trow M .J.Trow bills himself in many of his books as the only Welshman who cannot sing or play rugby. A military historian by training, graduating from King’s College, London and Cambridge, he has spent most years of his life at the chalk face of comprehensive schools which has given him the inspiration for his latest fictional detective Peter ‘Mad Max’ Maxwell. The first detective series appeared in 1985 in the form of Inspector Lestrade, late of the Conan Doyle canon and after sixteen hilarious, bloody and intriguing outings, the world’s second greatest detective hung ...
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Book Reviews

  • Cambridge Evening News
    "... fascinating... a story stranger than fiction."
  • Richard Lamb, Spectator
    "...an intriguing book.a good read."
  • Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday
    "...an honest crack at trying to solve the last great mystery of the Second World War."