Review: Wow great book..buy it today!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2012
This is a great story about after WW II and human condition.  We are introduced to Mike Randall, the unlikely hero of the story, and we are taken on his journey to right the wrongs created by the war.  The author has created a very broken man who you feel for and only want him to find peace.  You also meet other amazing characters from the SS Officer Heinz Kruger to the old Viking Einar Person. When the story starts we see Mike and his best friend Eddie working in the bitter cold forced labor camps in Konigsber, slowly dying.  After  Eddie's death,  Mike vows revenge for his best friend.  We read how Mike escapes and ends up on a U-Boat where the adventure begins.  After years of Mike struggling with survivor's guilt, he finally goes back to the United States to Eddie's home and there we meet two very lovable characters. Eddie's good Old Southern Dad and his very outspoken sister Leslie. Mike helps the family out and slowly falls in love with Leslie, but than a turn of events take him away from Leslie and off to NYC.  At this point in the book I was worried it would turn into a romance, but thankfully the author stays true to the characters and Mike is still trying to deal with his survival guilt.When Mike arrives in New York City, the action picks up and the author makes sure you don't want to put the book down.  We are again introduced to several characters but this is when the book start to feel really modern with the chase and escape scenes.  After doing my own research I learned everything the author wrote was true to the time. I had no idea in WWII silencers were used on pistols.  Amazing what you can learn when reading a book of fiction.The adventures continue to Sweden and the search for the U-Boat.  Everyone is after the boat and its treasure it might hold. I personally feel this is where it is easy to get a little bored as the author jumped back and forth between several different characters.  Even good books have their slow parts and the jumping back and forth between Mike, his story, and than to the Russians slowed the pace of the book down a little.  Again the author brings us one the most evil characters in this book, the SS Officer Heinz Kruger, who even scared me and I wasn't sure who would live and who would die.  At some points in the book I wanted to yell at Mike and say "How can you not tell he's evil?!"The book ends with Mike taking his revenge and the reader can only hope he finally found his peace and can become a new man.This book was a fast paced thriller and kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. I couldn't put it down so if you are someone who loves intrigue, fast paced adventures this novel is perfect for you.  I completely enjoyed this read from beginning to end and I'm grateful I had the chance to read it.  I can't wait to read more from this author.Thanks Heidi for this fabulous review.