Hitchhiker Series 1: the Hildebrandt Files
by L
About This Novel
The founder of German railway construction and a European industrial family suddenly disappeared without a trace on the eve of World War II. This is a secret that has been buried for half a century. Max Harding, an ordinary CIA agent, unexpectedly found himself a billionaire when dealing with his father's will. He embarks on a journey to uncover family secrets. An investigative trail begins with a letter that leads to some of the twentieth century's most notorious figures, including Heinrich Himmler and Howard Hughes. Family revenge, CIA missions, Nazi concentration camps, monasteries, the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, unusual wills... Are interspersed in the novel, and the remarriage of the great-grandfather, the transfer of family assets, the death of his wife in childbirth, the daughter evading pursuit, the assassination of the US president, the bloodbath of Khrushchev's villa, the promotion game of the CIA director... The intertwining of family and history makes this novel unique.
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