Description: "A stunning debut... The action never stops, as John discovers he can no longer trust his friends. Everyone he knows would give him and the boy up in an instant to save their own hides.... A brilliant work for the history and thriller fan who wants to see the past through a truly imaginative mind." - Suspense Magazine "[A] convincing and swift-moving debut, The Darkest Hour [is] an alternative-history thriller that makes an imaginary past vivid by dwelling not on larger what-ifs but on the perils of a handful of individuals... Schumacher''s assured and atmospheric writing make this a memorable novel, reminiscent of writers from John Buchan to Ken Follett, and of directors from Alfred Hitchcock to Carol Reed. But it''s the characters in The Darkest Hour-from the scene-stealing child to the SS secretary whose double (triple?) agent duties are provoking an identity crisis-who make the reader care what happens." - Wall Street Journal "The Darkest Hour kicks into overdrive, morphing from a bleak tale of what-might-have-been into a high-adrenaline thriller in which the so-called British Lion, a one-man army, breaks into an SS stronghold to free the boy, then goes on the run within a city in ruin... Each cliffhanger chapter moves Rossett from the frying pan into a fire...It''s an exhilarating roller-coaster ride that would have made a great Hitchcock movie." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The Darkest Hour kicks into overdrive, morphing from a bleak tale of what-might-have-been into a high-adrenaline thriller. . . . Each cliffhanger chapter moves Rossett from the frying pan into a fire. . . . It''s an exhilarating roller-coaster ride." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Schumacher''s assured and atmospheric writing make this a memorable novel. . . . But it''s the characters in The Darkest Hour-from the scene-stealing child to the SS secretary whose double (triple?) agent duties are provoking an identity crisis-who make the reader care what happens." - Wall Street Journal "A stunning debut... The action never stops, as John discovers he can no longer trust his friends. Everyone he knows would give him and the boy up in an instant to save their own hides. . . . A brilliant work for the history and thriller fan." - Suspense Magazine "A well-written adventure." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A fast-paced roller-coaster journey of twists and turns. None of the characters are exactly who and what they seem.Tony Schumacher has created a complex character in Rossett, an emotionally damaged man who trusts no one and cares for nothing. This is a spellbinding, exciting, suspenseful novel with a surprising ending. The Darkest Hour is real page-turner." - Historical Novel Society "A fast-paced roller-coaster journey of twists and turns. . . . Schumacher has created a complex character in Rossett, an emotionally damaged man who trusts no one and cares for nothing. This is a spellbinding, exciting, suspenseful novel. . . . [A] real page-turner." - Historical Novel Society "[An] action-packed, high tension, alternate history which features a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in a Britain run by Hitler''s henchmen. . . . A powerful tale of corrosive suspicion and electrifying danger. . . . The Darkest Hour is an exciting and breathtakingly plausible first novel brimming with suspense and starring a superbly-drawn cast of characters, from the double dealers and brutal Nazis to the damaged, disillusioned detective who put his humanity on ice and the young boy who triggers the thaw and becomes the former war hero''s road to salvation. . . . A cleverly nuanced and convincing thriller, intelligently written, frequently thought-provoking, sometimes disturbing . . . and guaranteed to keep the pages turning right up to the unexpected and stunning climax." - Lancaster Evening News (UK) "A powerful tale of corrosive suspicion and electrifying danger. . . . The Darkest Hour is an exciting and breathtakingly plausible first novel brimming with suspense and starring a superbly-drawn cast of characters. . . . A cleverly nuanced and convincing thriller." - Lancaster Evening News (UK) " The Darkest Hour is an alternate history, a psychological study, and a thriller all rolled into one fantastic book. . . . A plat that is action-packed and gripping." - Crimespree Magazine

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