The Counterfeit

By Ralph Defalco

In the near future, China wins the Pacific War that leaves the United States vanquished and bankrupted. Beijing is plotting to make a puppet of the next US President, in command of a corrupt and hypocritical government that has created two Americas: one of ease, affluence, and influence; and one where people struggle to survive. Now paroled military officers and ordinary Americans are beginning to fight back. Their plan is to put a spy into the highest reaches of government. Philip Nolan agrees to infiltrate the Internal Security Division--America's Gestapo--and replace his look-alike brother as the head of a vast secret police network built to intimidate, arrest, and imprison the government's critics. Nolan risks capture, torture, and death as he works undercover to aid the rising Resistance. This is a gripping dystopian thriller that explores the themes of loyalty, identity, and the struggle for freedom in a world where truth is a rare commodity and courage is the ultimate weapon.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935448560
• ISBN13: 9781935448563
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Lost Coast Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"