Hitler’s Judas
Tom Lewis
Reviewed by Ann Marie
Hitler’s
Judas is
the second part in the Pea Island Gold’ Trilogy. The
story follows Martin Bormann, Hitler’s
second in command and most likely the closest person to the Herr
Fuehrer
himself. In a position of high power,
this clever man creates a plan of escape.
An escape that will save him from a poor mans life when Hitler
ruins
everything and invades Russia.
Taking
a chance
Bormann masterminds a plan that should be foolproof.
With a lot of preparation and hard work he
finds it easy to bring his plan to life.
Finally everything is in place and his family, mistress and
anyone else
close to him are sent away with enough money to start a new life for
themselves. Taking $50 million in stolen Nazi money his final
destination will
be Pea Island. A
lonely island in North Carolina in the land of the Free. Will he make it? Can his plan really succeed?
Lewis
has written
an amazing story which captures the reader straight away.
With a story that builds up the plot to the
final moment, this story is one that can not be put down.
Using a piece of history that is known to
everyone and then writing it from another angle, the author has created
something that realistically could have happened. It
is eerie how close the story is to that of
the real story and a lot of research must have gone into creating such
an
interesting and compelling story.
The
writing is
easy to follow and the style has similarities to that of James
Patterson. The way everything has a reason
but you don’t
know why until you are supposed to know makes this book worth reading
to the
very end. The use of German words in the
text makes the story that much more realistic.
Plus the German is correctly used and spelt which is a credit to
the
author!
This
story will pull
you into World War II Germany and it will really feel like
you are there
living and breathing it. With no
hardcore War events mentioned or expanded on in the book.
The author merely touches on the different historical
events and people who could and should have been there.
The
characters
show a side of the war that did really exists.
With most people going along with things just to keep themselves
and
family alive. Lewis captures this in his
writing by bringing some wonderful characters to life such as a U-Boot
captain
who doesn’t like the war or the Nazi regime;
Edda Winter, Bormann’s mistress who hopes her lover will get her
to Hollywood and Klaus Berger a gay actor
who is hiding
from his own people but is vital to Bormann’s plan.
With
such great
detail this book is a must read for any World War II fanatic or anyone
who just
likes a great historical novel. With
murder, betrayal and love this thrilling and moving novel is fast paced
with
twists and turns till the end. Tom Lewis has done a brilliant job and
book III
can only be better.