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As World War II rages across Europe and the Pacific, its impact ripples through communities in the heartland of America. A farm girl is locked in a dangerous love triangle with two Germans soldiers held in an Illinois POW camp... Another German, a war refugee, is forced to risk her life spying on the developing Manhattan Project in Chicago... And espionage surrounds the disappearance of an actress from the thriving Jewish community of Chicago’s Lawndale. “Libby Fischer Hellmann is one of the few authors who can surprise me nearly every time I pick up one of her books. Here, the surprise comes in her clear understanding of the World War II homefront, almost as though she had lived it herself.” Buried Under Books, Lelia Taylor In this trio of tales, acclaimed thriller author Libby Fischer Hellmann beautifully depicts the tumultuous effect of war on the home front and illustrates how the action, terror, and tragedy of World War II was not confined to the front lines. "Libby Hellmann’s prose is powerful. Every part of her WW II era yarns are methodically researched, taut, twist-filled and colorful with well developed supporting characters. A gripping performance." Charles J. Masters, "Gliderman of Neptune, The American D-Day Glider Attack" Finalist for Foreword Magazine’s 2017 INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the War/Military Category Won the IPPY Silver Medal in the War/Military Category in 2017. Finalist for the 2017 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year award (Indie Fiction) If you like the historical thrillers of Ken Follett, Kristin Hannah, and Kate Quinn, you'll love the Compulsively Readable Thrillers of Libby Hellmann. Scroll up and grab one today!