u003cpu003eu003cbu003eA 2018 FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZEu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e“[u003ciu003eHitler in Los Angelesu003c/iu003e] is part thriller and all chiller, about how close the California Reich came to succeeding” (u003ciu003eLos Angeles Timesu003c/iu003e).u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city's Jews and to sabotage the nation's military installations: Plans existed for murdering twenty-four prominent Hollywood figures, such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Louis B. Mayer; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e U.S. law enforcement agencies were not paying close attention--preferring to monitor Reds rather than Nazis--and only attorney Leon Lewis and his daring ring of spies stood in the way. From 1933 until the end of World War II, Lewis, the man Nazis would come to call “the most dangerous Jew in Los Angeles,” ran a spy operation comprised of military veterans and their wives who infiltrated every Nazi and fascist group in Los Angeles. Often rising to leadership positions, they uncovered and foiled the Nazi's disturbing plans for death and destruction.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e Featuring a large cast of Nazis, undercover agents, and colorful supporting players, the u003ciu003eLos Angeles Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling u003ciu003eHitler in Los Angelesu003c/iu003e, by acclaimed historian Steven J. Ross, tells the story of Lewis's daring spy network in a time when hate groups had moved from the margins to the mainstream.u003c/pu003e