The Secret of Spandau

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The idea for this novel originated with Vere Viscount Rothermere and I wish to express my thanks to him for allowing me to use and develop it in my own way.

George Greenfield demonstrated once again that the role of a top literary agent is to inspire and enthuse his authors as well as promoting their careers. He made a number of creative and practical suggestions and introduced me to a tenacious man who spent many hours with Rudolf Hess and finally gained his confidence: Lieutenant-Colonel Eugene K. Bird, the former US director of Spandau Prison. I wish to set on record my gratitude to Gene Bird for guiding me around Berlin and so frankly and generously answering my numerous questions.

Any blemishes or errors in the writing are mine alone.

Peter Lear

January, 1985

The pilot stared.

Through the windscreen of his Messerschmitt, several thousand metres ahead, the North Sea ended in a dark shoreline.

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