Absolutely riveting, jaw dropping, and deeply emotional.
This splendid new work by Eoin Dempsey creates a whole new aura around this time period which has been overly redundant in the history genre.
Needless to say just when I thought I've read them all this new gem pops up on my kindle lost among the shuffle and finds its way to my heart.
The setting begins in 1944 with Liliana who assists POW escapee James Foley behind German lines in an attempt to get to allied lines.
The heartfelt magnitude of raw feelings is powerful between these two while also captivating audiences with the human component of what the Germans were trying to accomplish as sickening and disheartening as it was to become.
Reuniting 12 years later was quite the treat as they uncover the hidden truths and story between one another that reverberates and echoes long after it's told.
The scene in which the S.S. officer is confronted just brought chills as a reader because it felt like you were there and having to account for the sins of those who came long before.
Werner Breck was the man in charge yet he denied any wrongdoing as many of these Nazi officers noted, as simply following orders yet, we know from historical accounts that these men were never punished or facing anything similar to what they gave out to unsuspecting victims of this war crime.
Sadly, as was noted the Germans killed everyone.
I'm so glad this so called family man aka Richard Klement got what he deserved as I know it's not an eye for an eye but sometimes justice does prevail.
Thank you to Eoin Dempsey, the pub, NetGalley, and Amazon Kindle for this ARC in exchange for this honest review.
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