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The Jack Carr Channel

Larry Loftis: The Watchmaker’s Daughter

The Jack Carr Channel

Jack Carr

Society & Culture

4.92.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is award-winning author Larry Loftis.

In addition to being a two-time Florida Books Awards winner, Larry is also the New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Spy Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Woman, and Into the Lion’s Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond.

His fourth book, The Watchmaker’s Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom, is available now.

Before becoming a full-time author, Larry was an AV-rated lawyer. He has published scholarly articles in the National Law Journal, Florida Bar Journal, and Florida Banking.

You can learn more about Larry by visiting larryloftis.com and following him on Instagram @larryloftis

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Danger Close Podcast, an Ironclad original presented by Navy Federal Credit

0:21.8

Union.

0:22.8

My upcoming novel Only the Dead hits shelves on May 16th.

0:26.3

It is available for pre-order now in e-book, audiobook, and hardcover.

0:31.5

My guest today, Larry Loftus.

0:34.2

He is a non-fiction author.

0:36.0

His latest is The Watchmakers' daughter.

0:38.7

He was an honor to talk to him.

0:40.1

Such a great guy.

0:41.2

So now, without further ado, Larry Loftus.

0:44.6

Bam!

0:45.6

How you doing?

0:47.0

I don't have my new hardcover yet.

0:51.4

It's still at my mail drop.

0:52.6

So I have the early edition.

0:55.0

I'm sure it is.

0:56.0

I saw that you sent it and we don't check that one every day.

1:00.2

But this is my early edition right here.

1:03.7

My galley copy that you are so kind to send my way and let me blurb because it was

1:09.9

amazing.

1:10.9

Well, I think that's my best blurb, by the way.

1:12.5

I think that was the best blurb I've ever written was for The Watchmakers' daughter.

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