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the Swiss Courier

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The Swiss Courier

by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey

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.

When I picked this book up, I wasn’t sure what to think… I’m not a big historical reader BUT I really enjoyed this books. I had a difficult time putting it down. The combination of Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey brought the history together and entwined it to make it fast moving, suspenseful and entertaining. I was drawn in right away to the characters and couldn’t help but like the lead female Gabi right away. She was strong and likeable. I felt like I was swept off into their world of days gone by. I like how it covers WWII — it tells the story with real heart and emotions. It provided enough details without overkilling or dragging the story down (I’ve read books like that all too often.. or rather tried to read books like that lol).

I think this is a great book for anyone who loves history and looking for a more emotional side of it. A great choice for anyone looking to escape and experience the radical part of history.

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Mike Yorkey says:

October 29, 2009 at 10:41 am

As the co-author of “The Swiss Courier,” it was great to see your enthusiastic review of our World War II-era thriller. You’re right . . . there are a lot of plot twists, and readers have been telling us that we’ve been keeping them up late to finish the last 50 pages. I spent three years, off and on, working on the novel, so there’s a ton of research, but it’s all woven in the plotline. No one has been able to figure out how “The Swiss Courier” ends yet, so there are some great surprises. Thanks again.

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