Silent Invasion

By Jean Duhon

Vanessa Kellerman sees her parents drown when a Nazi U-Boat torpedoes the British ocean liner, Athenia. She returns to Mobile and steels herself to step into her father's position, learning to run a shipping company in partnership with her uncle. Two years later, in her hometown on the Gulf Coast, Vanessa faces the terror once again. It is in December of 1941, soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, that the FBI sends agent Jack Conway to Mobile to ferret out espionage activity. Alabama's port city is vulnerable, teeming with critical defense industries - and one of those is Kellerman Steamship Company. At the glittering Striker's Ball on New Year's Eve, Jack meets the beautiful Vanessa, while a German sub slides into Mobile Bay. Two Nazi saboteurs make shore, bury their explosives and merge into the unsuspecting community. In the next few days, it becomes apparent to Jack, Vanessa, and old salt, Scotty McKee, that there is a sinister force operating in their midst. With time running out and a significant portion of America's defense at stake, they must peel away the layers of camouflage to expose the danger and stop this silent invasion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403387435
• ISBN13: 9781403387431
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Exciting and fast moving tale of intrigue

Jean Duhon has spun an exciting tale of intrigue from the early days of World War II as German spies sneak into Mobile Bay on a submarine. Their desperate mission is to destroy vital defense industries at any cost. Intent on stopping them, however, is Vanessa Kellerman, who takes over her father's position in a shipping company following the death of her parents when a Nazi U-Boat sinks the passenger ship returning them to the United States. Vanessa is joined by Jack Conway, an FBI agent in disguise, and by a cast of colorful characters all interwoven in the unfolding plot. The action builds to a climax during New Year's celebrations of 1942 as Vanessa and Jack work frantically to stop the silent invasion. Duhon's writing flows with description and vivid dialogue. This is a fine story, well told.