This book had the perfect combination of historical fiction and suspense. The book flashes between the war-time period and the present day time period full of greed and industrialization. As well, the book features a plot line that reels readers in and makes them want to keep on reading. The susp...
I've read a lot of books, both fiction and non-fiction, set in this time period and this just failed to pack a comparable punch. The premise was good and the ideas for characters were good, but the characters themselves were one-dimensional. I didn't feel much for any of them, which is pretty u...
Arriving in Regensburg late in the afternoon, he booked a room at the Muencher Hof, on the main square near the Danube. A dinner of schnitzel, a couple steins of Erdinger weissbier, a walk around the old city and Liam retired for the night. After breakfast, Liam drove south to the little rural vi...
Rami said. “He’ll be here,” answered Fa’iz from his seat in the corner. The old man leaned back on his futon, his hands folded on his belly. “Of that I am sure, but I don’t know if he’ll have the resolve to submit willingly.” “And if he doesn’t?” Nizar said. Fa’iz looked to al-Zahani, who nodded,...