I’ve been getting some great books to review lately, and this latest one is no different! As a avid fan of ALIAS and anything spy-related, I got very excited about this book as soon as I heard about it. I enjoy stories set in WWII as well, and this book is a great example of authors doing their research and crafting an exciting tale as well. As soon as I started the book I was hooked.
About the Book:
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.
About the Authors:
Tricia Goyer is the author of several books, including Night Song and Dawn of a Thousand Nights, both past winners of the ACFW’s Book of the Year Award for Long Historical Romance. Goyer lives with her family in Montana. To find out more visit her website: www.triciagoyer.com {I’m really beginning to love Tricia Goyer, I’m encouraged by her daily on twitter and facebook as a godly woman and writer.}
Mike Yorkey is the author or coauthor of dozens of books, including the bestselling Every Man’s Battle series. Married to a Swiss native, Yorkey lived in Switzerland for 18 months. He and his family currently reside in California.To find out more visit his website: www.MikeYorkey.com
Twitter Contest (includes CHOCOLATE!)
There’s a fun giveaway going on along with this book’s release. Help Spread the word about #SwissCourier on Twitter and enter to win a signed copy & Swiss Chocolate!
Just tweet this: The Swiss Courier by @triciagoyer fast paced and suspenseful! Don’t miss out! http://tr.im/Ahjs RT #swisscourier and we’ll enter you into a drawing for 1 of 5 SIGNED copies of The Swiss Courier!
Thanks to Litfuse Publicity for providing this book for review. Visit the rest of this blog tour by clicking here.
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I tweeted as: onedesertrose The Swiss Courier by @triciagoyer fast paced and suspenseful! Don’t miss out! http://tr.im/Ahjs RT #swisscourierless than 5 seconds ago from web
Gidget . . . great to hear that Tricia and I hooked you with the opening to “The Swiss Courier.” We have written a tight thriller, and people are saying they are enjoying learning about how Switzerland figured into World War II and all the spying that went on between the Allies and the Axis powers inside Switzerland. As far as I know, no one has predicted the ending yet, so there are some fun surprises in store for readers. We’re thankful you’re helping us get the word out. As we say out here in California, we’re stoked.
Mike Yorkey
Thanks for mentioning our book! We’re glad you enjoyed it. I’m a TOTAL Alias fan!! I miss it!