The Casco Deception

by Bob Reiss

Captains 1942 . . . For the sleepy little fishing village in Casco Bay, war was just a distant rumbling. Life went on pretty much as usual while their giant sixteen-inch guns guarded the convoys leaving Portland, Maine. Only Tom Heiden, a young American security officer, was uneasy—they were vulnerable to attack. Nobody seemed ready to listen . . . and then a stranger named Ryker showed up. But John Ryker—who seemed as safe as the man next door—was a killer, an American-born mercenary and Germany's most valued secret agent. He had served the Reich faithfully and well behind enemy lines in France, Poland, Norway. This time the assignment was to return to the place of his birth as the leader of a Nazi commando team. Their capture an army base off the coast of Maine! This time Ryker would strike the blow that would destroy his native land. . . The Casco Deception. // “If you liked The Eagle Has Landed or The Eye of the Needle, you’ll love The Casco Deception!” —Pittsburgh Press // “The tension never flags.” —Washington Post // A “taut thriller”! —Atlanta Journal-Constitution // Bob Reiss is a bestselling New York based author and journalist, a former Chicago Tribune reporter and former correspondent for Outside magazine. His work has also appeared in The Washington Post Magazine, Smithsonian, Parade, Rolling Stone, and other national publications.

Genres: Espionage

260 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Bob Reiss (born 1951) is an American author of nonfiction and fiction books. Reiss, who also writes under the pen-names of Scott Canterbury, Ethan Black, and James Abel, has written more than a dozen books, including Purgatory Road, a murder mystery set in Antarctica, The Road to Extrema, a study of the destruction of Brazilian rain forests, and The Coming Storm, which focuses on global warming and catastrophic weather. Many of his books and articles are based on his travels to Hong Kong, Somalia, South Africa, Antarctica, and other locations around the world.

As the writer Ethan Black, Reiss has penned a series featuring Conrad Voort, a New York City police detective.

Reviews

[Amanda Ellison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic! Abt fictional attack by the Germans on American soil. 30 German u-boat, special forces troops land in Maine & take over U.S. fort. Want to use the forts guns that point out to sea to blow up ship that was transporting the atomic bomb. There's only one U.S. soldier whom didn't get captured by Germans, & he must fight to save the fort base, the civilians if the nearby town, & defend The United States. His only help? The young girl he hasn't known long, but w/ whom he's, fallen in love w/, & she with him. Very good book! A unique story, w/ lots of action!