Travelling! BOOK: The Heydrich Legacy David O’Donnell

Travelling! BOOK: The Heydrich Legacy David O’Donnell

Published by Polygon
12th November 2026|Paperback £9.49|Kindle £5.99
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‘The combination of wartime setting and spy-thriller shenanigans makes this MacGuffin-driven novel hard to resist’
Alastair Mabbott, The Glasgow Herald
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The highly anticipated stand-alone sequel to the critically acclaimed The Berlin Gambit.
An atmospheric World War thriller, meticulously researched and based on real events, capturing the full horror of Nazi Germany.
David O’Donnell lives in Angus, Scotland and is available for interview and to write bespoke byline pieces.
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In 1942 Police Chief Inspector Rolf Schneider is ordered by Adolf Hitler to investigate the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. During his investigation of Heydrich’s secret files he inadvertently discovers a sinister plot involving Heinrich Himmler – a potential death sentence for Schneider.

In 1943, Schneider and Anna Weiss, the woman he loves, make their escape to Switzerland, where they believe they are safe. However, Himmler is hellbent on revenge, and Stalin is determined to find the secret information contained in the Heydrich papers and use it for blackmail. As war rages across Europe, a battle of wits ensues between Ivan Ivanov, a former chess grandmaster working for Stalin, a ruthless Nazi civil servant, Ilse Schmitt, and the two escapees.About the author:
David O’Donnell was born in Scotland. He is a qualified lawyer, and has both practised and taught law. He lives in rural Scotland with his wife Fiona and black Labrador Niamh. When Niamh is not taking him for a walk, his passion is cooking French and Italian dishes. His first novel, The Berlin Gambit, was published by Polygon in 2023.