Mr. Sumers has concocted a very imaginative view on the death of President Franklin Roosevelt and by doing so transports us on a heart-stopping journey through times. All along the way our view of reality will be challenged.
It opens in January 1945 with a small team of Nazi commandos penetrating New York Harbor then up the Hudson River in a XX1 U- Boat. Their mission is to kidnap the American president and force the United States into an alliance with Germany.
75 years later. A hard driving woman a West Point cadet discovers the shattered U-Boat wreck in the Hudson River and uncovers its shocking secrets.
The story goes back and forth between times and is very exciting. This alternative to history is very good and is full of intrigue. We have plenty of action and suspense to keep us engaged till the very end and enough twists to derail us. It is a fast read and I found it hard to put down I was so involved in the coming and going I didn’t see the time go by. The characters were well drawn and their motivations in their tasks were quite convincing. I like this alternative view “what if FDR died this way in lieu of Warm Springs...”Of course reading this novel we have to suspend what we believe in. This blend of reality and fantasy is well said and well done.
I received this ARC from The Book Whisperer via Netgalley for my thoughts
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