The De Valera Deception

Time: 1929. Winston Churchill goes on a secret mission to prevent weapons purchased by the IRA from reaching Ireland. Bourke Cockran Jr. (son of Churchill's mentor) and Mattie McGary (Churchill's goddaugther) are part of Churchill's unofficial team attempting to discover who is funding the IRA and where the weapons are kept. But Cockran and Mattie have secrets from each other that threaten not only the investigation but also the successful foiling of a plan to assassinate Churchill.About the AuthorMichael McMenamin is the author of the critically acclaimed Becoming Winston Churchill: The Untold Story of Young Winston and His American Mentor. A media defense lawyer and former Army counterintelligence agent, Michael is a contributing editor for"Finest Hour", the journal of The Churchill Centre in London and the libertarian magazine "Reason". Patrick McMenamin, Michael's son, is an award-winning TV producer for John Stossel, formerly with ABC News 20/20 and now with Fox Business Network. Both Michael and Patrick have travelled extensively in Europe, South America, and Asia. They have written three Winston Churchill Thrillers and are currently at work on their fourth.