Drawing from an incredible true story, Keith Hoar weaves a profound and gripping tale of espionage, treason, and betrayal, reaching to the highest levels of the military, academia, and government.
Set in the late summer of 1945, just days after the brutal war that raged across the world ended, one young man, a cipher analyst named Viktor Zakharov, gets caught up in a deadly game. After stumbling across evidence of a startling conspiracy, he learns top-secret military and government information is being passed to Russian agents.
Certain the people involved had to know Communism's ultimate goal was world-wide revolution, he was bewildered. Even during a time of war, the Canadian people enjoyed true freedom. They were happy. "How could these people betray their own country," he asked himself over and over.
Haunted by the sadistic horrors of war he had witnessed, and fearing for his life, he battled with indecision. Could he turn his back on the country he loved? Could he ignore what he had discovered and remain silent. The truth was so shocking would anyone believe him? If he defected, his wife and child would also face death if they were caught.
LEAGUE OF TRAITORS a powerful and captivating story of one ordinary man as he grapples with the most important decision of his life and the consequences of that decision. Join Viktor Sergeyevich Zakharov as he courageously risks his life for something greater than personal safety, protecting the freedoms that most people expect as a birthright and take for granted.
