A lone journalist unravels the mystery behind a Nazi war criminal’s escape
In 1945, as the Allies closed in on war-ravaged Berlin, Hitler’s personal secretary, Martin Bormann, made his escape. Since that fateful day, Bormann’s story has been shrouded in mystery.
Thirty-one years later, a journalist has begun to finally piece together Bormann’s cunning getaway. His electrifying investigation exposes the unwitting role of five Allied POWs in Bormann’s escape plot as the Nazi regime crumbled. Now, with help from a surviving POW, this journalist follows history’s twists and turns to a final, shocking conclusion.
From BooklistWhen Detective Mike Corwin, in Las Vegas to celebrate a co-worker’s marriage, rescues Amber Rose from a thug, events spiral rapidly out of his control, concluding with a $150K win at the slots after Mike and Amber impulsively wed. Morning-after regrets set in when Mike thinks Amber has conned him and disappeared, but she pursues him back to Boston and convinces him to give her another chance. Phillips invests the second installment in her Lucky contemporary-romance trilogy (Lucky Charm, 2008), featuring the Corwins, who were cursed long ago by a witch, with quirky characters, entertaining scenarios, and a healthy helping of skepticism on the part of the Corwin brides. This allows the couples to support the older generation’s reconciliation and recovery from the heretofore-debilitating curse, while the current crop of eligible bachelors finds happiness. --Lynne Welch
Review“Jack Higgins is the master.” —Tom Clancy