The alphabet house a novel

British pilots James Teasdale and Bryan Young have been chosen to conduct a special photo-reconnaissance mission near Dresden, Germany. Intelligence believes the Nazis are building new factories that could turn the tide of the war. When their plane is shot down, James and Bryan know they will be exe...

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Main Author: Adler-Olsen, Jussi
Other Authors: Schein, Steve (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Danish
Published: New York, New York : Dutton, [2015]
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Summary:British pilots James Teasdale and Bryan Young have been chosen to conduct a special photo-reconnaissance mission near Dresden, Germany. Intelligence believes the Nazis are building new factories that could turn the tide of the war. When their plane is shot down, James and Bryan know they will be executed if captured. With an enemy patrol in pursuit, they manage to jump aboard a train reserved for senior SS soldiers wounded on the eastern front. In a moment of desperation, they throw two patients off the train and take their places, hoping they can escape later. But their act is too convincing and they end up in the Alphabet House, a mental hospital located far behind enemy lines, where German doctors subject their patients to daily rounds of shock treatments and experimental drugs. The pilots' only hope of survival is to fake insanity until the war ends, but their friendship and courage are put to the ultimate test when James and Bryan realize they aren't the only ones in the Alphabet House feigning madness.
Item Description:Originally published in Denmark as "Alfabethuset."
Physical Description:465 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780525954897
0525954899
Author Notes:Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's #1 crime writer and New York Times bestseller with his Department Q series. His books have sold more than fifteen million copies around the world and have many prestigious crime-writing awards, including the Glass Key Award, also won by Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larsson, and Peter Hoeg.