A Night of Long Knives

Journalist Hannah Vogel has vowed to never again set foot in her homeland of Germany while the Nazis are still in power. She has good reason: three years earlier in 1931, she kidnapped her 'son,' Anton, from the man claiming to be his father - Ernst Rohm, head of the Nazis' SA. A powerful man not to be trifled with, Rohm will never stop searching for them. Hannah is asked to write about a zeppelin journey from South America to Switzerland - but Switzerland turns out to be too close. The zeppelin is diverted to Munich, where Hannah and Anton are kidnapped and separated. It's unlucky timing for Rohm, however. Hitler has ordered the execution of Rohm and hundreds of his storm troopers and is determined to wipe out any remaining traces of his name. The Night of the Long Knives has begun. When Rohm is killed before Hannah can ascertain Anton's whereabouts, she desperately enlists all of her remaining sources and friends to locate Anton before the Nazis do. Thrilling and powerful, A Night of Long Knives breathtakingly recreates a shattered and betrayed city as it plunges into darkness.


Genre: Historical Mystery

"A compelling and human story that captures brilliantly the atmosphere of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis." - Anne Perry