The Iron Duke
A Novel of Rogues, Romance, and Royal Con Games in 1930s Europe
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Publisher Description
He's a lady's man, a man's man-and a wanted man, on the run in 1930s Europe.... Meet Blacky Lee, ruggedly handsome with a quick wit and a roguish charm-with larceny in his heart and a price on his head. A price put there by the German Gestapo. But Blacky's always got an angle, and this time it's as audacious as they come. He'll hide in plain sight, impersonating the crowned head of a Balkan kingdom. He'll become The Iron Duke. Can he pull it off? Win the love of a country ... and of a beautiful woman? All Blacky has to do is risk everything-and, for once in his life, find a way to do the right thing. Get in on the deception as The Iron Duke puts you in the middle of the royal con game.
"Colorful prose, lively action writing, exotic locales ... excellent." -Ellery Queen
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Prolific pulp-fiction author Hubbard (1911 1986) offers a variation on a familiar romantic theme with this fast-paced if derivative thriller set in pre-WWII Europe. Blacky Lee, an American weapons dealer, just happens to be the spitting image of Archduke Philip of Aldoria, a coincidence that enables him to dodge Nazis and ensnare the heart of the attractive Countess Zita, plot elements familiar to readers of Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau. Those 19th-century swashbucklers successfully blend action with emotion, while Hubbard's breezy romp is only an easily digested, quickly forgotten time-filler.
