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2015 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist)
Amidst the chaos of World War II
In a land of brutality and bloodshed
One death can still change everything.
In war-torn Yugoslavia, a beautiful young filmmaker and photographera veritable hero to her peopleand a German officer have been brutally murdered.
Assigned to the case is military intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt. Already haunted by his wartime actions and the mistakes he's made off the battlefield, he soon finds that his investigation may be more than just a murderand that the late Yugoslavian heroine may have been much more brilliantand treacherousthan anyone knew.
Maneuvering his way through a minefield of political, military, and personal agendas and vendettas, Reinhardt knows that someone is leaving a trail of dead bodies to cover their tracks. But those bloody tracks may lead Reinhardt to a secret hidden within the ranks of the powerful that they will do anything to keep.
And his search for the truth may kill him before he ever finds it.
Genre: Historical Mystery
In a land of brutality and bloodshed
One death can still change everything.
In war-torn Yugoslavia, a beautiful young filmmaker and photographera veritable hero to her peopleand a German officer have been brutally murdered.
Assigned to the case is military intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt. Already haunted by his wartime actions and the mistakes he's made off the battlefield, he soon finds that his investigation may be more than just a murderand that the late Yugoslavian heroine may have been much more brilliantand treacherousthan anyone knew.
Maneuvering his way through a minefield of political, military, and personal agendas and vendettas, Reinhardt knows that someone is leaving a trail of dead bodies to cover their tracks. But those bloody tracks may lead Reinhardt to a secret hidden within the ranks of the powerful that they will do anything to keep.
And his search for the truth may kill him before he ever finds it.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Praise for this book
"I'm reminded of Martin Cruz Smith in the way I was transported to a completely different time and culture and then fully immersed in it. An amazing first novel." - Alex Grecian
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