The first 5-star reviews from the United Kingdom are very encouraging.
One reader calls The Dollar Compass
“a curious look at doing business behind the Iron Curtain,”
highlighting the mix of Soviet bureaucracy, KGB traps, American greed, and Henrik Bertelsen’s instinct, charm, and luck. Another describes it as “
a gripping Cold War thriller with real emotional weight,”
where business, politics, and personal responsibility collide.
That is exactly the kind of reader response I had hoped for.
My latest geopolitical thriller, The Dollar Compass, is now available for free on Kindle until 26 June, Pacific Time.
The offer is simple: go to Amazon, choose the Kindle edition, and download the book for free during the promotion window.
A Kindle is not only Amazon’s dedicated reading device. It is also a free app that you can install on your phone, tablet, or computer. That means you do not need to own a Kindle e-reader to read The Dollar Compass. Download the Kindle app, sign in with your Amazon account, get the book, and it will be available in your Kindle library.
Where to get the Kindle edition
You should get the Kindle version from your local Amazon portal if your country has one. Amazon operates dedicated local Kindle stores in the following countries:
Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
If you live in a country without a local Amazon Kindle store, you can normally use Amazon.com. However, Kindle purchases and free downloads are linked to your Amazon account’s country or region settings, and availability can vary because of local rules, rights, and Amazon’s marketplace setup. If Amazon asks you to confirm or update your country settings, follow the instructions on the Amazon site.
Why am I giving the book away?
I am doing this because I want The Dollar Compass to reach the largest possible audience.
For a relatively unknown fiction author like me, price is often a barrier. Readers may be curious, but curiosity has to compete with a long list of established authors, familiar series, recommendations from friends, and the simple fact that none of us has unlimited reading time or a limitless book budget.
A free Kindle promotion removes one of those barriers.
Amazon offers authors enrolled in KDP Select a five-day Free Book Promotion at no direct cost to the author. I receive no royalty on the free downloads, but that is not the point of this campaign. The point is to make it easy for new readers to take a chance on the book.
If you enjoy it, the best thing you can do is leave a rating or a short review on Amazon. That helps other readers discover the book.
About The Dollar Compass
The Dollar Compass is a geopolitical thriller set in the autumn of the Cold War.
It begins in August 1985, as the Soviet Union is changing under Gorbachev’s glasnost and perestroika. Danish computer salesman Henrik Bertelsen becomes involved in an ambitious plan to sell advanced American computer systems to the Soviet Union. For Western corporations, Moscow represents opportunity. For intelligence agencies, it represents danger. For Henrik, it becomes a journey into a world where technology, ideology, money, diplomacy, and moral compromise are never far apart.
The novel is meticulously researched and built around real historical tensions. It explores ambition, calculated risk, and the grey zones where commerce and politics collide.
In short
The Dollar Compass is free for Kindle until 26 June, Pacific time. You can read it on a Kindle device or on the free Kindle app. Get the Kindle edition from your local Amazon portal if you have one, or from Amazon.com if your country does not have a local Amazon store.
The book will most likely appeal to readers who enjoy Cold War history, geopolitical thrillers, international business, political intrigue, moral dilemmas, and stories in which their ambitions and appetite for adventure collide with the world we live in. It is for readers who like their thrillers grounded in reality, their characters caught between competing interests, and their history served with both tension and irony.
If that sounds like you, this is the week to download it.
