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About Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson is the author of the Kaspar Brothers novels (The Losing Role, Liberated, Lost Kin) and other books. Under False Flags is the prequel to his latest novel, The Preserve. Anderson was a Fulbright Fellow in Germany and is a literary translator of bestselling German fiction as well as a freelance editor. He lives in Portland, Oregon. http://www.stephenfanderson.com
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Blog postI’m excited to announce a great new cover for the ebook and print versions of my novel The Losing Role.
The first release in my Kaspar Brothers series, The Losing Role tells the story of a struggling German actor, Max Kaspar, who’s forced to impersonate an enemy American officer during WW2’s bloody Battle of the Bulge. It’s also based on real-life events. More about the book here.
The new cover was designed by the talented Erin Seaward-Hiatt, who also did the covers for m9 months ago Read more -
Blog postThese are strange and scary times. Things suck right now. We need diversions, and stories help us cope. But we can only binge-watch so much Netflix.
Luckily, we have books. Stories in book form are the perfect escape. They take you to another world while keeping you away from all the bad news.
Unfortunately, publishers, authors and especially local independent bookstores are facing unimaginable challenges right now. So if you’re thinking about buying a11 months ago Read more -
Blog postAs we reach the end of the decade, I realized that all of my novels were (finally) published in these last ten years, most in the last five. I'll toast to that! It’s been a long road getting there.
Over those years I've written posts and articles about the real-life events behind
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Blog postSeventy-five years ago, on December 16, the Battle of the Bulge began. Many don’t know about a doomed spy mission that Hitler had devised for his surprise Ardennes Offensive. Under the code name Greif, German soldiers who could speak English were trained and equipped to impersonate American troops behind the enemy lines, where they would wreak havoc and secure depots and bridges in advance of the main assault.
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Blog postA signed book makes a great gift, especially for the holidays. Even better when it includes a personalized message.
Here are ways to get a hardcover edition of my new novel The Preserve — signed by yours truly:
• Order directly from me. With this option, I could write a personalize
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Blog postI’m happy to announce that my crime novella Rain Down, set in 2009 Portland, is finally available at all bookstores as both an ebook and in print.
Plus, all ebook versions are only 99 cents for a limited time. Have at it!
Find out more here about Rain Down here, including buy link
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Blog postI have a new short video out about how fact meets fiction in The Preserve. In it, I get to introduce some of those wild and lesser-known historical incidents that I cover in my readings:
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Blog postDuring World War II, the Imperial Japanese conquered and subjugated Asia without mercy. They also plundered it. It’s said that the Japanese military even enlisted yakuza gangsters to help move vast stocks of gold and riches to occupied islands such as the Philippines.
After the bloody and chaotic Pacific War, US General Douglas MacArthur reigned as Supreme Commander of all Asia from his exalted HQ in Tokyo. “Never before in the history of the United States had such enormous and a1 year ago Read more -
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Blog postThere’s a new book trailer out for the new novel. This was a labor of love created by yours truly in true DIY-style. I was able to include a famous public domain image, “That 2,000 Yard Stare,” painted by Tom Lea for the US Army in 1944. But I shot most of the images while doing book research on the Big Island of Hawaii. Check it out:
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Blog postI have some issues with legendary Gen. Douglas MacArthur, whose dominance is always looming in my novel The Preserve. I share why in this new CrimeReads piece. I go there in my readings, too. I guess I have an issue with unchecked authority! But I also get to mention that champion of the Average Joe with the best name ever: Smedley Darlington Butler, former Marine General and author of War is a Racket (1935).
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Blog postIt was pretty neat to have an interview appear in print this week — in the Portland Tribune. Doing it old school this time! You can find the story online here.
Our cat Trina approves of print media
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Blog postI enjoyed doing this Q&A interview with writer, editor, and book blogger Deborah Kalb for The Preserve. We talk about the Hawaii setting, how I researched the story, and why I’m bringing back my character Wendell Lett from Under False Flags.
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Blog postI did a feature interview for the September edition of The Big Thrill, the magazine of International Thriller Writers. Writer Nish Amarnath details lots of good stuff about the new book and about how I approach my work. Check it out here.
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Blog postI’m excited to be launching the new novel The Preserve at Powell's on Hawthorne:
Thursday, September 19, 2019, 7:30 pm
If you’re in Portland, come on out! I have lots to tell you about.
Find out more here:
https://www.powells.com/book/the-preserve-9781510742093#SR
https://www.facebo
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Blog postIn case you miss it out there, my mailing list will be sure to bring you the latest about my historical thriller The Preserve, coming in September.
No noise, just the straight dope! Join here.
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Blog postSometimes, you just need a second chance.
This week I’m re-launching my crime novella that was published back in 2016 by Endeavour in London. Not enough readers know about the story, unfortunately, especially with so many books out there and so much competition for our entertainment these days. Now I’ve been able to get the rights back to the book so I can (hopefully) reach more readers by re-releasing it on my own—with a great new cover as well.
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Blog postI'm happy as ever to report that my translation of Where the Desert Meets the Sea came out this week.
In this illuminating and heart-stirring historical novel set in post-WWII Palestine, the boundaries of love and friendship are challenged by the intractable conflicts of war. Ch
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Blog postI’m excited to announce a new novel: The Preserve. This one’s been a long time coming, after repeated false starts. It began as a far different story nearly fifteen years ago and existed in various guises as I revised and sought a good home for it in vain and eventually threw it back in the drawer, then self-published it
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Blog postI'm happy to announce that my translation of A Thousand Devils is out today — the second in Frank Goldammer’s bestselling Max Heller series.
In this historical crime thriller set among the ruins of postwar Dresden, a disturbing murder reveals a high-stakes conspiracy leading to the city’s all-powerful Soviet occupiers. Ch
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Blog postIt's been a while since I've announced any news, so I'd like to update you on another aspect of my work. As some of you know, I also translate novels.
I want to tell you about my latest translation, releasing May 1. It’s titled The Air Raid Killer in English and is the first in a
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Books By Steve Anderson
Sitting Ducks (Kindle Single)
Dec 22, 2011
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Sitting Ducks pieces together the story of an impossible and lesser-known WWII mission. In December 1944, during the bloody Battle of the Bulge, teams of German commandos disguised as American soldiers slipped behind the US front lines. Riding in captured US jeeps, they committed sabotage, sowed confusion and caused paranoia among American troops. Word quickly spread that the undercover commandos were out to kill US General Eisenhower.
Popular legend has made the false flag operation out to be a skilled and menacing ploy with cunning German spies speaking American English. Their commander, propaganda hero SS Lt. Col. Otto Skorzeny, seemed a mastermind. But the reality was much different, and all the more deadly. The planning and training were slapdash, the mission desperate, its chances slim to none. Sitting Ducks is a fast read equaling about 49 print pages.
Popular legend has made the false flag operation out to be a skilled and menacing ploy with cunning German spies speaking American English. Their commander, propaganda hero SS Lt. Col. Otto Skorzeny, seemed a mastermind. But the reality was much different, and all the more deadly. The planning and training were slapdash, the mission desperate, its chances slim to none. Sitting Ducks is a fast read equaling about 49 print pages.
The Other Oregon: A Thriller
May 19, 2015
$10.99
Can an idealist from the city stop his estranged friend in the country from exposing a grim and damning secret from their past?
On the surface, Greg Simmons seems an utterly improbable informant. He’s an idealistic, Cascadia independence proponent from the city of Portland. When the FBI calls on Greg to go undercover to investigate a dangerous militia movement out in rural Oregon, he knows exactly why: his long-estranged friend from the country, Donny Wilkie, could have deep ties to the militia.
Greg doesn’t want the FBI’s help. He needs to pursue the threat all on his own, because his true motives run far deepermaking sure that his former friend will never reveal a damning secret from their past. Greg strikes out for the remote small town of Pineburg, a fish out of water. As he grapples with his and Donny’s relationship and why it soured, as the threats to his worldview and to hiding the grim truth darken and mount, he discovers that no one is really who they seem, least of all himself. The dark misdeeds that both he and Donny covered up for so long threaten to reap their toll in the most deadly way.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
On the surface, Greg Simmons seems an utterly improbable informant. He’s an idealistic, Cascadia independence proponent from the city of Portland. When the FBI calls on Greg to go undercover to investigate a dangerous militia movement out in rural Oregon, he knows exactly why: his long-estranged friend from the country, Donny Wilkie, could have deep ties to the militia.
Greg doesn’t want the FBI’s help. He needs to pursue the threat all on his own, because his true motives run far deepermaking sure that his former friend will never reveal a damning secret from their past. Greg strikes out for the remote small town of Pineburg, a fish out of water. As he grapples with his and Donny’s relationship and why it soured, as the threats to his worldview and to hiding the grim truth darken and mount, he discovers that no one is really who they seem, least of all himself. The dark misdeeds that both he and Donny covered up for so long threaten to reap their toll in the most deadly way.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Lebende Zielscheiben rekonstruiert die Geschichte einer unglaublichen und nur wenig bekannten Militäroperation im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Während der blutigen Ardennenoffensive im Dezember 1944 drangen als amerikanische Soldaten getarnte deutsche Spezialeinheiten hinter die feindlichen Linien. Sie fuhren in erbeuteten amerikanischen Jeeps, begingen Sabotageakte und stifteten Verwirrung und Panik bei den US-Truppen. Es ging sogar das Gerücht um, dass diese geheimen Kommandos den Auftrag hatten, General Eisenhower zu ermorden.
Einer populären Legende zufolge war dieses Unternehmen unter falscher Flagge ein sorgfältig vorbereitetes und gefährliches Komplott, ausgeführt von deutschen Agenten, die amerikanisches Englisch sprachen. Ihr Kommandeur, der Propaganda-Kriegsheld und SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny, spielt darin die Rolle des brillanten Kopfs der Mission. Die Wirklichkeit war jedoch ganz anders und noch viel tödlicher. Planung und Ausbildung waren notdürftig und unzureichend, der Einsatz verzweifelt und die Erfolgsaussichten äußerst gering.
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