The Ninth Man | |
Author: | John Lee |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Genre: | Secret history, Historical fiction |
Set In: | World War II |
Publisher: | Doubleday (1976) Dell Publishing(1977) |
Pub Date: | 1976 |
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The Ninth Man is a novel set in World War II, written by John Lee, inspired by real events, Operation Pastorius, and set in the United States.[1]
In 1942, the Germans landed eight saboteurs by submarine, four in New York and four in Florida. Within two weeks all eight were caught. Lee's novel is the fictional story of a ninth agent, who evaded capture. Lee's first best-seller, The Ninth Man was published by Doubleday in 1976, by Dell in 1977, also in several magazines excerpts, eight foreign languages, a 25-part radio serial for South Africa, and has been optioned for films seven times, though it has not yet reached the screen.