Literary Titan Award Winner for Political Thriller Pencraft Award Winner for Fiction: Intrigue Best Thriller Awards Winner for Spy Thriller BookFest Award Winner for Fiction - Mystery/Suspense American Fiction Award Winner for Political Thriller Global Book Award Finalist for Espionage Thriller Readers'' Favorite Book Award Finalist for Fiction - Political Thriller Chanticleer Book Award Finalist for Late Historical Fiction Hollywood Book Festival Runner-Up IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist for Mystery Best Book Award Finalist for Mystery/Suspense Praise for the Bill Hefflin Spy Thriller Series "A story of duplicity piled onto duplicity that will keep you guessing right to the end."--Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author "There''s plenty here for fans of spy fiction to enjoy." -- Publishers Weekly "This well-crafted tale brings the dramatic, slow burn of a John le Carré novel and plenty of spy games to the troubled nation of Romania in the years after the fall of the Soviet Union." -- Booktrib " The Bucharest Legacy is a well-crafted book and timely." --National Public Radio review by Joan Baum, "Baum on Books" "[ The Bucharest Dossier is] an accomplished debut--a love story inside an espionage thriller inside a historical record, with all three elements working together to maximum effect. Very impressive and very recommended." --Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author " The Bucharest Dossier is compulsively readable . William Maz has written a wrenching, action-packed story of love lost and regained as we follow a returning ex-pat in search of his past and the love of his life against the violent backdrop of the Romanian people''s revolt against Ceausescu''s vicious communist regime.
" --F. Paul Wilson, New York Times best-selling author " The Bucharest Dossier offers up a smooth and scintillating mix of Robert Ludlum and John le Carré at their level best. William Maz''s seminal effort is a masterwork of spy trade craft, as well as a prototype of everything a great tale is supposed to be. Solid writing and superb storytelling make this one a must read sure to leave its mark in the crowded international thriller field. Blistering, bracing, and bold." --Jon Land, USA Today best-selling author The Bucharest Dossier is a realistic and spellbinding portrayal of spycraft during the Romanian Revolution of 1989 reminiscent of Le Carre''s best work. Part Bond, part Bourne, CIA analyst Bill Hefflin searches for stolen billions, solves puzzles, and dodges assassins amidst the chaos of a bloody massacre and a changing geopolitical world. Highly recommended.
" --William Bernhardt, New York Times best-selling author "The new thriller The Bucharest Dossier is a must read especially for John le Carré fans. A tense, fast moving story with an unpredictable ending! The author knows well his subject. One couldn''t walk around 1980s Bucharest without bumping into a spy or the secret police." --Anderson Harp, author of the William Parker thriller series "With lean, efficient prose, sharp dialogue, solid characterizations, and a good grasp of tradecraft, the novel is a must-read for fans of spy thrillers." -- Booklist "With a genuine flair for writing political thriller novels of international mystery, crime, and suspense, "The Bucharest Legacy" will prove a welcome and enduringly popular addition to community library Mystery/Suspense and Spy Novel collections."-- Midwest Book Review The Bucharest Legacy is a finalist in the 2023 IAN Book of the Year Awards (in the Mystery category)!.