Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the
horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm
of Nazi terror in their own backyard.
In the summer
of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler is the new and powerful anti-Semitic
chancellor of Germany. But in Los Angeles, no-nonsense secretary Liesl
Weiss has concerns much closer to home. The Great Depression is
tightening its grip and Liesl is the sole supporter of two children, an
opinionated mother, and a troubled brother.
Leon Lewis is a
Jewish lawyer who has watched Adolf Hitler’s rise to power―and the
increase in anti-Semitism in America―with growing alarm. He believes
Nazi agents are working to seize control of Hollywood, the greatest
propaganda machine the world has ever known. The trouble is, authorities
scoff at his dire warnings.
When Liesl loses her job at MGM, her
only choice is to work with Leon Lewis and the mysterious Agent
Thirteen to spy on her friends and neighbors in her German American
community. What Leon Lewis and his spies find is more chilling―and more
dangerous―than any of them suspected.
Code Name Edelweiss
is based on a true story, unknown until recent years: How a lone Jewish
lawyer and a handful of amateur spies discovered and foiled Adolf
Hitler’s plan to take over Hollywood.
About The Author
Stephanie Landsem writes historical fiction for women, about women. Her newest novel, In A Far-Off Land, is a story of murder, romance, and mercy set in the glamorous era of 1930s Hollywood:
Mina is in a real jam. She ran away to Hollywood, sure she could make it big, save the family farm, and make up for everything. Instead, she wakes up next to a dead leading man and is framed for murder.
Stephanie's biblical fiction, the Living Water Series, tells the stories of women of the Bible who transformed by their encounters with Jesus.
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My Review
The author gives a story of some very brave people, yes these are fictional, but the story is based on fact, and that is scary!
So
much hate for a group of people, and the evil in Europe has infiltrated
the US shores. This story takes place in 1933 Los Angeles, CA, but as
we read it is happening in other cities!
The author gives us
people. some by accident, that end up infiltrated these radicals, and we
are there to hope they are able to thwart the evil.
What a page
turner this read was, and often with my heart in my throat, but I was
looking for answers. and they do come, but are they the way you want
them to turn out?
So glad to read this story, and hopefully it
will wake people up! We need never forget! Thank you Stephanie Landsem I
will be looking for more reads from you!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Tyndale, and was not required to give a positive review.
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