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For Malice and Mercy

A World War II Novel

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Pub Date Sep 15 2021 | Archive Date Sep 15 2021

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Description

German immigrants Karl and Marta Meyer are loyal Americans, especially after an eye-opening visit to see their family during Hitler’s pre-war rise to power. When America enters the war, the FBI arrests the Meyers as spies, then strips them of their citizenship, rights, and livelihood. They are banished to a German/Japanese internment camp, but then violently targeted by Hitler loyalists. Deportation back to war-torn Germany seems their only hope of survival. Their son Hank enlists in the US Army Air Corps, hoping his pay can save the family’s home. After his B-17 is shot down, his ability to speak fluent German helps him evade capture. When the Gestapo is on his trail, he’s pursued as a spy and faces certain death if they can catch him. His life depends on the daring plan of two unlikely collaborators. This meticulously researched novel reveals untold stories of legalized hatred and the cost of unjustified suspicion. For Malice and Mercy has great relevance for our day, weaving a spellbinding saga of treachery, survival, and unmerited forgiveness.

German immigrants Karl and Marta Meyer are loyal Americans, especially after an eye-opening visit to see their family during Hitler’s pre-war rise to power. When America enters the war, the FBI...


A Note From the Publisher

This meticulously researched WWII family saga is inspired by actual events, revealing little known stories of government and personal betrayal, and the result of unmerited forgiveness.

This meticulously researched WWII family saga is inspired by actual events, revealing little known stories of government and personal betrayal, and the result of unmerited forgiveness.


Advance Praise

"...dramatically engaging and unsettling...(it's) a disturbing, provocative, and vivid war tale that’s loaded with lesser-known historical details."  - Kirkus Reviews

"Multifaceted, complex, and satisfyingly realistic. No World War II fiction collection should be without this wide-ranging story of mystery, struggle, and social and political dilemmas."   -  Midwest Book Review

A well-researched, well written and interesting portrait. The story creates characters that the reader cares about, and their fates are by no means assured in the time of war; readers will keep turning the pages to find out what happens next.”  -  IndieReader

"For those drawn to the intricacies of wartime drama, For Malice and Mercy delivers a well-crafted account of sacrifice and betrayal, triumph and forgiveness, all in the face of the human will to survive.  - Blue Ink Reviews

"...dramatically engaging and unsettling...(it's) a disturbing, provocative, and vivid war tale that’s loaded with lesser-known historical details."  - Kirkus Reviews

"Multifaceted, complex, and...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780981848976
PRICE $18.95 (USD)
PAGES 584

Average rating from 65 members


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