The German Messenger

Ruth Holt is a journalist, she lives in Liverpool, and her husband Peter is serving in the Royal Navy and her son George has been evacuated to the country. The people George is staying with put him on a train, send him home without telling her and now Ruth is busy juggling motherhood, working for th......more

The German Messenger by M J Hollows is a mesmerizing historical novel that gripped me from the start. The story is set in Liverpool 1940-1941 at the height of the blitz. M J Hollows writes of the horrors facing the brave people of the city. As the city burns, we witness brave firefighters running tow......more

A little slow to get going, some explanations could have been made a bit sooner but it’s set during my preferred era—WWII— so I’m still giving it 4 stars. I’d give it 3 and a half if I could tho.......more

Ruth is a reporter and when her adopted son is kidnapped in broad daylight she is devestated. Soon the kidnappers demands come in, she must work for the Nazis too get her son back. This one started out rather slow but it didn't take long to pick up momentum and I became invested in the protagonist l......more

My thanks to the invitation from Net Galley I received to review this arc and to the publisher. What would you do if your adopted son is kidnapped, and to get him back you have to steal information to give to the Nazis? Thats what reporter Ruth Hoyt is forced to do which may cost her a second chance......more