Jonathan M. Bryant
Atlanta: July 1939
While the world holds its breath, poised on the brink of war, Mark Morgan is just trying to survive.
Broke, divorced, and disgraced, Mark takes a job that seems too good to be true. A mysterious Rabbi pays him a fortune in cash to protect a visiting delegation of German Baptists. While odd, it's a simple job. Simple until the threats turn real, the police turn brutal, and the bodies start piling up.
As Atlanta bakes under the bright July sun, Mark plunges into darkness. Entering a shadowy world of Klansmen, corrupt police, and spies, he uncovers a terrifying plot to twist American politics. If the scheme succeeds, fascism will gain a firm foothold in the United States.
Hunted by a phantom killer and suspected by the authorities of murder, Mark must have the help of friends to survive. But in a city where no one is who they seem, this may be the most dangerous choice of all.
A crime and espionage thriller in the tradition of Joseph Kanon, Philip Kerr, Robert Olen Butler, and Alan Furst, Neutrality Act takes readers on a thrilling adventure within a historically accurate context.
What breaks a man?
Find out in Merchandise No. 5
A prequel to Neutrality Act.
Atlanta, Georgia, September 1939
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The Reviews are In!
Five-Stars from Literary Titan and Indie Reader
"The plot threads of this novel tangle together into a satisfying conclusion while setting the stage for the real-world conflict that is to come. For anyone looking for accessible historical narratives that still ring true to this day, NEUTRALITY ACT is a fantastic choice."
~ Kara Dennison for IndieReader
"Bryant gives Atlanta texture: the heat, the class divisions, the racial lines, the clubs, the trolleys, the old buildings, the stink of streets that have not recovered from hard times. The city is not just a backdrop. It presses on Mark from every side. . .
It’s thoughtful, gritty, and grounded, with enough danger to keep the pages moving and enough unease to linger after the last chapter."
- Literary Titan