Monday, November 16, 2009

The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer & Mike Yorkey and My Review


It is August 1944 and the Gestapo is mercilessly rounding up suspected enemies of the Third Reich. When Joseph Engel, a German physicist working on the atomic bomb, finds that he is actually a Jew, adopted by Christian parents, he must flee for his life to neutral Switzerland. Gabi Mueller is a young Swiss-American woman working for the newly formed American Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner to the CIA) close to Nazi Germany. When she is asked to risk her life to safely "courier" Engel out of Germany, the fate of the world rests in her hands. If she can lead him to safety, she can keep the Germans from developing nuclear capabilities. But in a time of traitors and uncertainty, whom can she trust along the way? This fast-paced, suspenseful novel takes readers along treacherous twists and turns during a fascinating--and deadly--time in history.

Available October 2009 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.


My Review:
This took me a little while to get into, but I really enjoyed it. It was really interesting to find out that people who seemed ordinary weren't always what they seemed.
This was well-written and very enjoyable to read. I'd definitely recommend it to people who enjoy historical books :)


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