Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor (Autographed)

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Pre-order an autographed copy by the author, Ron Drabkin! Book will ship on or about February 13, 2024. Join us at The Lit Salon to meet the author in-person or online.

Frederick Rutland’s story is a rags-to-riches coup for the ages—a lower-class boy from England bootstraps his way up the ranks of the British military, becoming a World War I pilot, father of the modern aircraft carrier, cosmopolitan businessman, and Hollywood A-list insider. He oversaw this small empire from his mansion on the fabled Bird Streets of Beverly Hills. Snubbed for promotion in the Royal Air Force due to little more than jealousy and class politics, Rutland—to all appearances—continued to spin gold from straw, living an enviably lavish lifestyle that included butlers, wild parties, private clubs, and newswor­thy living . . .

. . . and it was all funded by the Japanese Empire.

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Pre-order an autographed copy by the author, Ron Drabkin! Book will ship on or about February 13, 2024. Join us at The Lit Salon to meet the author in-person or online.

Frederick Rutland’s story is a rags-to-riches coup for the ages—a lower-class boy from England bootstraps his way up the ranks of the British military, becoming a World War I pilot, father of the modern aircraft carrier, cosmopolitan businessman, and Hollywood A-list insider. He oversaw this small empire from his mansion on the fabled Bird Streets of Beverly Hills. Snubbed for promotion in the Royal Air Force due to little more than jealousy and class politics, Rutland—to all appearances—continued to spin gold from straw, living an enviably lavish lifestyle that included butlers, wild parties, private clubs, and newswor­thy living . . .

. . . and it was all funded by the Japanese Empire.

Pre-order an autographed copy by the author, Ron Drabkin! Book will ship on or about February 13, 2024. Join us at The Lit Salon to meet the author in-person or online.

Frederick Rutland’s story is a rags-to-riches coup for the ages—a lower-class boy from England bootstraps his way up the ranks of the British military, becoming a World War I pilot, father of the modern aircraft carrier, cosmopolitan businessman, and Hollywood A-list insider. He oversaw this small empire from his mansion on the fabled Bird Streets of Beverly Hills. Snubbed for promotion in the Royal Air Force due to little more than jealousy and class politics, Rutland—to all appearances—continued to spin gold from straw, living an enviably lavish lifestyle that included butlers, wild parties, private clubs, and newswor­thy living . . .

. . . and it was all funded by the Japanese Empire.

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