Douglas Brown

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Three spies. Three days. Three secrets.

It’s 1905. Scottish spy Ranald MacKenzie, suffering from “Soldier’s Heart,” is plucked from his desk job when a report filters in that the Kaiser of Germany and Tsar of Russia are secretly communicating about an alliance to unite the major powers of Europe against Britain. MacKenzie is sent on a sensitive mission to defuse the situation and prevent a world war. Battling anxiety and uncertainty, he soldiers on, fortified by his love of country and his faith in God.

MacKenzie is partnered with a beautiful, mysterious agent claiming to be Catriona Cameron, who is reported “missing” in Germany. She is a woman haunted by her own secret memories of a terrible event that forever changed her life. Smart, unpredictable, and—in MacKenzie’s eyes— immoral, Cameron will do whatever it takes to complete the mission.

Trailing the pair’s steps lurks Leopold Tirpitz, German Intelligence’s foremost interrogator. He is desperate to catch the spies lest his own secrets be revealed.

As events intensify, MacKenzie and Cameron race against time to save lives. And the question remains: How far can you go before your compromise your honor?

Thoughts by the Well

Thoughts by the Well is my blog where I ponder my favorite subjects of theology, history, biology, and mythology. The name comes from Mimir's Well, the place in Norse myth where Odin sacrificed his right eye for a draught to give him wisdom and, later, where the Norse pantheon held its deliberations in counsel.

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Read My Military History Articles

The Battle of New Orleans:
“I have Defeated this Boasted Army of Lord Wellington”


Great Escapes:
7 British Armies that Evaded Total Annihilation


Tragic Heroes:
10 Military Commanders Who Were Struck Down in their Moment of Triumph


Prince Eugen of Savoy:
12 Facts About One of the 18th Centuries’ Most Remarkable Military Leaders


The Royal Welch Fusiliers:
Meet One of the Toughest Regiments of the Age of Horse and Musket


Near-Run Things:
Seven Times the British Army Turned Defeat Into Victory


Old Testament Tactics:
Six Battle-Winning Strategies from the Bible that Appear Throughout History


“We Both Did Fight and Both Were Beat”:
Seven Battles Where Both Sides Gave Way

Celtic Fight Songs:
Eight Famous Melodies Irish and Scottish Armies Played in Battle


From Longbows to Spitfires:
Nine Weapons that Made
Britain Great


Before MI6:
The Secret History
of British Intelligence


Of Heroes and Traitors: Seven Great Generals Who Switched Sides in Wartime