Book description
Larry Zagorski spins wild tales of fantasy worlds for pulp magazines.
But as the Second World War hangs in the balance, the lines between
imagination and reality are starting to blur. In London, spymasters
enlist occultists in the war of propaganda. In Southern California, a
charismatic rocket scientist summons dark forces and an SF writer founds
a new religion. In Munich, Nazis consult astrologists as they plot peace
with the West and dominion over the East. And a conspiracy is born that
will ripple through the decades to come. The truth, it seems, is
stranger than anything Larry could invent. But when he looks back on the
20th century, the past is as uncertain as the future. Just where does
truth end and illusion begin? THE HOUSE OF RUMOUR is a novel of soaring
ambition, a mind-expanding journey through the ideas that have put man
on the moon yet brought us to the brink of self-destruction. What will
you believe? 'Arnott is a writer of many shades and shows his penchant
for combining challenging storylines with strong storytelling.' Jake
Arnott was born in 1961, and lives in London. His debut novel, THE LONG
FIRM, was published by Sceptre in 1999 to huge public and critical
acclaim. HE KILLS COPPERS, TRUECRIME, JOHNNY COME HOME and THE DEVIL'S
PAINTBRUSH have followed to equal acclaim. Both THE LONG FIRM and HE
KILLS COPPERS have been made into widely praised TV dramas.
