Winner Lose All

A Spy vs Spy Thriller

By: William F. Brown

Narrated by: Lee Alan

Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

A historical suspense thriller set in the closing months of WWII, as one war grinds to an end in the rubble of Nazi Germany, all eyes turn to the next 'cold' one. The Americans, the Russians, and the British all know that the future belongs to whomever can grab the new rockets, jet fighters, long-range bombers, synthetic fuels and other 'wonder weapons' that Hitler unleashed upon them. Those will shape the balance of world power for decades to come. It is also the story of the torrid but impossible romance between Ed Scanlon, a brilliant, young, American OSS agent and Hanni Steiner, the gritty, street-smart leader of the communist resistance cell in Leipzig. They now find themselves on opposite ends of an international tug of war over the plans for Germany's revolutionary Me-262 jet fighter and the scientists who designed and built it. To succeed, they must not only outwit each other, they must stay one-step ahead of Otto Dietrich, the sadistic Gestapo Chief of Leipzig, who has plans of his own. The stakes in this military political thriller could not be higher. Once-bitter enemies are tomorrow's allies, old friends cannot to be trusted, and lies, double-dealing, action and adventure, spy versus spy, and treachery are the norm. Driven by the uncompromising dictates of historical characters such as Josef Stalin, Lavrenti Beria, Allen Dulles, Heinrich Himmler, and Winston Churchill, it is succeed or die, and the winner will indeed lose all. Combining the best of action romance and World War II historical fiction, this fast-paced espionage spy thriller will resonate.

©2013 William F. Brown (P)2014 William F. Brown

Excellent!

I suppose I'm biased because the author is my father, but I really liked this story. WWII spy thrillers are not my usual read, but this one has a great lead character, a great villain, and a very suspenseful plot. You should totally buy this book for you and all of your friends!

Great amount of intrigue and drama

I loved the story although, at the beginning, I really didn't think I would. The story laid out the great sacrifices the main characters had to take in the name of loyalty to country.

Wow

Great story. Wonderful characters. A plot that has many many twists and turns. Couldn’t put it down!

Spy

A gripping World War II tale of the spies in different countries trying to gain their own foothold on the happenings around the world. This group of people, each thinking the way they were taught to be the right way, were sometimes left to survive on their own. Quite different from any other WWII story I had read.

Excellent

The end of WWII with the different countries involved. An american pilot is interrogated. A young jewish woman who is working the communist cell. A romance between them. He now wants to go back to Germany and persuade her to join him in American. Good look at the after affects of War. The narration was good , given audio for my voluntary review.

5 star edge-of-your-seat thriller

Winner Lose All: An Ed Scanlon Spy vs Spy CIA Thriller (Amongst My Enemies Book 2), my third read/listen from author William F. Brown and owning 15 other titles by Brown it will not be the last. An excellently written Cold War Thriller reminiscent of Len Deighton's best writing! Lee Alan’s narration is again excellent adding greatly to the book’s enjoyment. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

Very good WWII/Cold War spy vs spy story

Sometimes you stumble across a book or story by accident, which is how I happened upon Winner Lose All. In this case, this was an accident that was highly entertaining taking me through Germany towards the end of WWII through the story of a fledgling OSS agent. I’ve always enjoyed stories in this genre and have found an author who rivals several of my favorite spy story authors in his storytelling skills and character development. I can’t remember the last time I finished a book/story and had such feelings of distaste/dislike towards a few of the semi-key characters. Lee Alan’s narration was very enjoyable especially in the way he made each character come alive.

Not your typical spy story

A good story with several sub stories . The narrator took some getting use to but, ultimately was fine. I would get another book by William F. Brown.

Great listen

I listen to some hundred books a year and this is one of the best from story, narration and. production! well done!

Late WWII spy story

American agent in Germany falls for German girl who is working for the Russians. Plenty of twists and unforseen tragedies. The American is sent back to Germany to extract some important jet designers and engineers near the end of the war and runs into his girlfriend trying to get the same people to Russia.