Although he’d found many former Nazi criminals already, Ian was not yet satisfied. No, the Huntress, as he’d come to refer to her, was unique and the quest for finding her burned inside him like none other. So when Nina reappeared before him and his unsuspecting business partner Tony, with her own yearning for revenge against the Huntress, it felt as if they had no choice but to pursue her no matter where it would lead them.
And meanwhile, on the other side of the “pond,” Jordan, a young woman trying to pursue a career in photography but caught up in both her father’s antique business and his personal life, was developing her own concerns. While she was happy and trying to be open-minded about her father’s newfound love, there was something just a bit off about her father’s new lady friend that Jordan could not quite put her finger on. With her camera always at the ready, Jordan followed her instincts and did what she had to do to protect herself and what became her family.
Kate Quinn is an absolute master of combining significant historical fiction with hair-twisting suspense. The characters she creates are ones whom we get to understand almost better than ourselves, and we love them for their failures, their vulnerabilities and their grit. Nina is one such character, who is tough, brusk, even rude – but we understand her because of her history which we gradually become privy to. And because we develop this attachment to her, we cannot bear to see her hurt again. It is because we care so much about each of the characters that the suspense is that much more heightened. And the construction of the plot is woven around these gorgeous characters so well – it just becomes impossible to put this book down.
While this may not necessarily be a MUST READ, it is certainly close – and I’d highly recommend it as a should definitely read if you like suspense, historical fiction – or just want to enjoy a completely engrossing and addicting novel!
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