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The Necessary Evil Guys A terroist bombing at the the British Pavillion at the 1940 World’s Fair. Then another big explosion at an arms plant in New Jersey. Are the Nazis involved? If so, are they foreign or domestic ones? Hawkins scrambles to find out as the Roy Hawkins series takes him to Texas and Argentina.
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In The MInds of the People Americans haven’t been so divided since the Civil War. Culture drives politics. We can peacefully bring Americans together by changing the things people take for granted. Change the things they take for granted, you change the culture. Change the culture, you change the politics
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Timeshoppers When a lonely nuclear physicist accidentally invents a time machine over the Christmas holidays, his teenage daughters use it to go shopping.
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St. Kilda One February day Josh Crowley sits down in front of the Kilda Kafe on the beach in Melbourne, Australia, with no idea how he got there. Stunned and confused, he asks the woman who owns the cafe, why am I here?
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After going to New York University, as a writer I’ve had the great good luck of having a variety of careers— a blessing for any author. I’ve been the assistant curator of a museum, worked for a radio telescope observatory, and for several years I was the lead reviewer and feature writer for The Saratogian newspaper, covering the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and its resident companies, the New York City Ballet, the New York City Opera, the Philadelphia Orchestra— among many others — as well as writing a wide variety of features. I’ve been a media and advertising consultant, a web designer and a professional political campaign manager and media consultant. I’ve now written four books, including the novels New York Station, the sequel The Hungry Blade. I am planning another sequel The Necessary Evil Guys. I’ve also written several other books currently including the novels St. Kilda and Timeshoppers, as well as a non-fiction work on the intersection of culture, language and politics, In The Minds Of The People.
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The Hungry Blade—When the Royal Navy discovers modern art treasures looted by the Nazis are being smuggled on a neutral ship, Anglo-American MI6 agent Roy Hawkins flies out to investigate. Their provenance is sketchy and their destination unknown. Hawkins and British intelligence suspects the works are “degenerate art” seized by the Nazis and shipped across the Atlantic to create cash for their covert operations. But how to prove it? And what are the Nazis up to? There’s only one way to find out— Hawkins has to trail the shipment to Mexico City, where a vibrant and art scene and a tight-knit German expatriate community obscure the paintings’ ultimate purpose. In the “get along and go along” culture of wartime profiteering, Hawkins finds it difficult to distinguish between Nazi true believers and the opportunists. When he discovers multiple plots against the US, Mexico and its revolution, and the legendary President Lazaro Cardenas, Hawkins is forced to confront what he’s actually fighting for.— Lawrence Dudley
New York Station—Is based on two true stories. The first is that the Nazis really did atempt to intervene in the 1940 United States presidential election— I don’t have to say how uncannily relevant that is to today’s real-life political intrigue. The other is that British Intelligence really did set up an oranziation in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan to fight Nazi espionage and subversion, and act as a fall-back option if Britain fell to Hitler. In August 1940—eighteen months before Pearl Harbor—Anglo-American MI6 agent Roy Hawkins is mysteriously rushed from Nazi-occupied Paris to New York. Enraged at being ordered away from what he believes is the real fight against Nazism and Fascism, he wants to get back to Paris as soon as possible, even though he knows it means almost certain death.In New York, Hawkins is shocked and sickened to encounter a now alien America increasingly dominated by right-wing extremists, including a new radio celebrity, Walter Ventnor. After a tense encounter with his friend and mentor William Stephenson, he agrees to temporarily pursue a Nazi commercial envoy, Hans Ludwig, and try and stop him from stealing American submarine warfare secrets. Hawkins follows Ludwig to the elite Saratoga racing meeting, where Ludwig is cultivating top American business leaders. There he meets the scion of an ancient and aristocratic New York family, Daisy van Schenck. Fascinated by her after he persuades her to throw Ludwig out of her mansion, which Ludwig has rented, Hawkins finds himself increasingly attracted to Daisy and a different life. When Hawkins discovers a Nazi plot to rig the presidential election, he is forced to choose between duty and the woman he loves.— Lawrence Dudley
The Roy Hawkins Series:
New York Station &
The Hungry Blade
Espionage thrillers based on the
history of the secret fight
against Fascism and Nazism
in the months before Pearl Harbor
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Actual WWII radio issued to agents and resistance fighters by British Intelligence
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The Background:
The threat of domestic fascism and terrorism that was revealed in the January 6th insurrection is not new. As a nation we have forgotten that prior to World War Two there were powerful and popular American fascists who challenged the rule of law, democracy and freedom. Driven underground by Pearl Harbor, they have periodically reemeged to attack our democracy and collaborate with foreign enemies of democracy, like Putin's Russia.
This award winning video by Marshall Curry. featured by PBS, documents a rally that reveals their existence and scope
1940— the most dangerous year in modern history
The attack On America & the world—Nazis both foreign and domestic sought to destroy democracy wherever they could
Nazi Rally
Madison Square
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The Background: 1940— the most dangerous year in history
The Background: 1940— the most dangerous year in history
The Hungry Blade
"Hawkins, introduced in Dudley’s debut New York Station (2018), is a man of conscience who comes to admire Mexico’s anti-Fascist atmosphere and its president, Lázaro Cárdenas, who was called by Trotsky the most honest politician in the world. With its historical basis and inclusion of historical figures, this is both enlightening and compelling spy fiction..” —Booklist
"This is a thrilling WWII spy adventure with a classic love-versus-duty story, robust characters, and a nice sense of time and place (the author makes sure we know we're in America of 1940 without a lot of window dressing). A good, solid thriller.” —Booklist
“A multifaceted protagonist who’s a refreshing change from formulaic genre leads lifts this gritty spy thriller from Dudley… Fans of Alan Furst and Joseph Kanon will find familiar pleasures.”—Publishers Weekly"The subject matter of New York Station, though centered around WWII, evokes clear similarities between the Nazi era and today’s divisive political climate. The conspiracy theories explored by Agent Hawkins are even more exciting when viewed in the context of our own government tensions, adding an extra level of intrigue....A classic thriller full of twists and turns, New York Station is relevant and thought provoking.” —Foreword Reviews
"Dudley builds a fast-paced political thriller full of intrigue, with a mysterious and resourceful female lead, and just enough twists to keep the reader honest. Based in part on actual events...New York Station is written in short, quick chapters perfect for a robust political thriller… the timeliness of the plot (foreign intervention in elections) and the complex story make this a worthy read.” —Historical Novel Society
"While stories of espionage and election rigging dominate our news, this audiobook raises the specter that the Nazis attempted similar actions during WWII… MI6 agent Roy Hawkins, who in the early 1940s, is transferred to New York, where he discovers an emerging group of Nazi sympathizers... an entertaining story that in some ways presages the emergence of the alt-right today."— Audio File“A compelling World War Two–era novel which very quickly leads the reader into a world of espionage, drama, and intrigue. New York Station has an authentic feel and the angle of Nazi sympathizers in the USA feels very timely. The story works its way to a strong ending, with a great twist at the very end.” —Alex Gerlis, author of the bestselling The Best of Our Spies
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Some Recent Articles:
Who The Spies Really Were
The Not So Mysterious
Mystery of Creativity
Stolen Art, Nazis, and the Eternal Search for Justice
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Strand Magazine
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Trump Proved To Be Russia's
Perfect Torpedo
No Defending Collusion
Focus On Albany
Spies Among Us, A Real Life Spy Story
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Lawrence Dudley Talks About New York Station At The Chronicle Bookfair
Author Dudley Discusses Novel At Library
Lawrence Dudley Talks About Nancy Pelosi’s Beginnng Impeachment Hearings And Ongoing Russian Interference In US Elections
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Time Is Right For Local Man’s Novel
Author To Sign Copies of Novel At Library
Lawrence Dudley Talks About His New Thriller New York Station WIth Host Pat Friesen
Five Questions With Lawrence Dudley
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Book Launch At Northshire For New Spy Thriller
Lawrence Dudley Talks With Host Cynthia Pooler About His Book New York Station And The Nazi Attempt To Rig the 1940 Electtion
Lawrence Dudley Discusses The Bret Kavanaugh Nomination
New York Station Takes Readers On Saratoga Thrill Ride
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Local Authors Book Hits National List
Anchor Jesse Jackson of Look TV Interviews Lawrence Dudley About His New Book New York Station And The Nazi Attempt To Rig The 1940 Election
New Local Books Include ‘New York Station'
Lawrence Dudley Talks About the Roy Hawkins series- New York Station and The Hungry Blade, and Nazi and now Russian intereference in our elections and what it means
Lawrence Dudley Discusses Russian Interference In US Elections And Its Similarities To Nazi Interference In The 1940 Election
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Attack On America
The Background: 1940— the most dangerous year in history
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez once said, “If you have a really important issue and you believe in it, write a good novel about it.” So I wrote two: New York Station and The Hungry Blade.
In 1940 the Nazis tried to rig the Presidential election. But why Americans would help is what really interested me- Lawrence Dudley
New York Station -
June 1940: Anglo-American MI6 agent Roy Hawkins is rushed from a newly Occupied Paris to fight Nazi agents in a neutral United States. There he discovers a shocking secret that forces him to chose between duty and the woman he loves. Based on two true stories. including the little-known Nazi attempt to rig the 1940 Presidential election.
"Hawkins, introduced in Dudley’s debut New York Station (2018), is a man of conscience who comes to admire Mexico’s anti-Fascist atmosphere and its president, Lázaro Cárdenas, who was called by Trotsky the most honest politician in the world. With its historical basis and inclusion of historical figures, this is both enlightening and compelling spy fiction..” —Booklist
The Hungry Blade-When the Royal Navy discovers modern art treasures looted by the Nazis are being smuggled on a neutral ship, Anglo-American MI6 agent Roy Hawkins flies to investigate. Hawkins trails the shipment to Mexico City, where he discovers a plots against the US and Mexico, and is forced to confront what he’s actually fighting for.
“A multifaceted protagonist who’s a refreshing change from formulaic genre leads lifts this gritty spy thriller from Dudley… Fans of Alan Furst and Joseph Kanon will find familiar pleasures.”
—Publishers Weekly
"Dudley builds a fast-paced political thriller full of intrigue, with a mysterious and resourceful female lead, and just enough twists to keep the reader honest. Based in part on actual events...New York Station is written in short, quick chapters perfect for a robust political thriller… the timeliness of the plot (foreign intervention in elections) and the complex story make this a worthy read.” —Historical Novel Society
American Nazis march in Manhattan
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a fast-paced and thrilling read...evokes clear similarities between the Nazi era and today’s divisive political climate...New York Station never lets up... A classic thriller full of twists and turns, New York Station is relevant and thought provoking.— Forward Reviews