First published 1979
Berlin, 1940. SS officer Walter Schellenberg receives orders that could change the war. Hitler wants the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor as puppet rulers when Nazi forces conquer England. Schellenberg must convince them to serve the Reich. His mission takes an unexpected turn when he helps Hannah Winter, a Jewish nightclub singer, escape Nazi persecution. This act of conscience transforms Schellenberg from hunter to hunted. Gestapo agents pursue them across Europe as they flee through Berlin's underground, then to Madrid and Lisbon. Schellenberg faces an impossible choice between duty to the Reich and protecting Hannah. Their flight becomes a deadly game where betrayal lurks at every turn. The fate of England hangs in the balance as Schellenberg confronts what loyalty truly means.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Berlin, Madrid, Lisbon
Period: 1940
237 pages · Hardcover · Stein & Day Pub
Content warnings: violence