Hidden in the beautiful coves of Bermuda, lies a terrifying secret. One so dangerous, that it’s worth killing for! Bob Richards’ compelling new World War II thriller, TRIANGLE OF TREASON takes us on a high stakes adventure in the lives of three characters in this epic drama.
World War II ends – the Cold War begins. Incredibly, Bermuda’s geopolitical importance increases. Marauding Nazi U-boats are replaced by Soviet nuclear submarines whose missiles threaten the
US East Coast. Bermuda becomes the most important and secret early warning post in the world, using a new technology called SOFAR – Sound Fixing and Ranging.
Joshua (Snapper) Jones becomes a local pilot like his father, the legendary Hooks Jones. He becomes a part-time pilot for the SOFAR Station, and a part-time deep-sea charter fisherman.
Dr. Jack Bessemer, an underwater acoustics expert, is posted to Bermuda. While completing his PhD at Caltech, he develops a strong, unrequited crush on Anna Sokratis, a femme fatale from London.
Robert (Bob) Carpenter, US Consul General to Bermuda, is the top US diplomat on the island. However, he has an important, secret Cold War mission.
The Russians will do anything to find out what the Americans are up to in Bermuda, including sending their assassins to “persuade” wayward local collaborators.
The intricate conflict of spy versus counter spy, stretching from California, to London, and Moscow, pivots around a Bermuda emerging from its own era of segregation. The story ultimately intersects with the most terrifying chapter of the Cold War – the Cuban Missile Crisis.
TRIANGLE OF TREASON introduces readers to Rodney Grant, a retired British Naval Captain, who after a chance meeting with Adolf Hitler, becomes an unlikely spy for the Third Reich. Grant, who was looking forward to enjoying Bermuda’s peace and tranquility, finds himself embroiled in treason by providing the Germans with useful intelligence regarding the location of American and British warships as they cross the Atlantic. Meanwhile, American pilot Harley Harvey is deployed to Bermuda where he’ll fly reconnaissance missions from the island, scouting for any signs of German warships. In 1941, Bermuda played an important role in providing critical protection for many American cities and east coast ports because of its strategic location in the Atlantic. As the Nazis continued to march eastward, stationing troops in this pristine British territory was vital should Britain fall to the Nazis, who would turn their sights on the United States.
Harley befriends Alan “Hooks” Jones, a black Bermuda ferryboat pilot and devoted family man. Harley has fallen in love with his daughter, Becky, who he met at a movie theater. When Hooks brings Harley home after a day of fishing, Harley is amazed to learn that Becky is Hooks’ daughter. Harley and Becky know they must keep their relationship a secret in a segregated Bermuda.
As the story unfolds, Hooks unwittingly finds himself in the middle of Captain Grant’s spy games when he sees Grant rendezvous with a German submarine in the middle of the night. When Hooks reveals the news to Harley what he’s witnessed, the two join forces to finish Captain Grant. With the clock ticking down and Grant on the run, the two know they must pull out all the stops in order to capture the turncoat. With only seconds to thwart this British traitor before he boards the German submarine and escapes forever, Harley and Hooks risk their lives in this action-packed thriller. Richards masterfully weaves together three powerful storylines in TRIANGLE OF TREASON while blurring the lines between fact and fiction, giving readers a rare inside look at this momentous period in Bermuda’s rich history.
Following a successful career in finance and public policy, Bob Richards became Finance Minister of Bermuda. Richards grew up during the period of segregation and witnessed its demise. He then witnessed the transformation of Bermuda into a strategic military outpost and participated in its incredible emergence as a financial pivot in the middle of the Atlantic. All this gave him unique, often confidential insight into Bermuda’s rich past. Richards is currently pursuing his lifelong interest in history, which has led him to author three books embedded in military and geo-political events. TRIANGLE OF TREASON is his first book in the series.
