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The Eagle's Shadow
(2025)(The first book in the Covert War Chronicles series)
A novel by Michael Reit
March 1938, Vienna, Austria
Without a single shot fired, Hitler seizes Austria.
In the Jewish district of Leopoldstadt, Felix Wolff watches his beloved city transform into a nightmare. As people are rounded up and sent to destinations whispered in terror, Felix’s world shatters when his father is bound for Dachau. Determined to save his father, Felix makes a fateful decision that places him directly in the Gestapo’s sights, forever altering his destiny.
Karl Vogt is a rising star in the Sicherheitsdienst. Known for his ruthless efficiency, he is entrusted with solving the Third Reich’s growing Jewish problem. As his zeal catapults him further up the Nazi hierarchy, Karl unknowingly helps lay the groundwork for one of history’s greatest atrocities.
In Prague, Adela Beran works as a translator for the foreign ministry, watching Hitler’s shadow creep closer to her homeland. Feeling powerless to protect her country and loved ones, she seizes a dangerous opportunity to resist. The cost of failure is certain death, but success could mean freedom for those she holds dear.
As war looms, their fates collide in a treacherous game of survival, resistance, and betrayal. In a world consumed by fear and betrayal, no one—not the oppressed, the oppressors, or those who dare to defy them—is truly safe.
A gripping tale of courage, sacrifice, and the choices that define us, this novel is perfect for fans of The Nightingale and Beneath a Scarlet Sky.
Early readers are loving the latest offering from Michael Reit:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is a very good book. I would recommend it to everyone. Thank you for writing such a great book for us!" –NetGalley Review
��⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An edge-of-your-seat WWII novel. The characters do all they can to protect their Jewish heritage. It is very well researched. Michael Reit is a fantastic author." –NetGalley Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is my seventh book that I've read by the amazing Michael Reit. Like all of his books, The Eagle's Shadow is a page-turner. All of the characters are written so that you really get to know each of them." –NetGalley Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The story is harrowing, haunting, poignant, emotionally crushing and infuriating. But there are also slivers of hope even in the grimmest circumstances." –NetGalley Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I love historical fiction, and when it is well done, as this story is, you are not only captivated but you may even learn something new."–NetGalley Review
Genre: Historical
Without a single shot fired, Hitler seizes Austria.
In the Jewish district of Leopoldstadt, Felix Wolff watches his beloved city transform into a nightmare. As people are rounded up and sent to destinations whispered in terror, Felix’s world shatters when his father is bound for Dachau. Determined to save his father, Felix makes a fateful decision that places him directly in the Gestapo’s sights, forever altering his destiny.
Karl Vogt is a rising star in the Sicherheitsdienst. Known for his ruthless efficiency, he is entrusted with solving the Third Reich’s growing Jewish problem. As his zeal catapults him further up the Nazi hierarchy, Karl unknowingly helps lay the groundwork for one of history’s greatest atrocities.
In Prague, Adela Beran works as a translator for the foreign ministry, watching Hitler’s shadow creep closer to her homeland. Feeling powerless to protect her country and loved ones, she seizes a dangerous opportunity to resist. The cost of failure is certain death, but success could mean freedom for those she holds dear.
As war looms, their fates collide in a treacherous game of survival, resistance, and betrayal. In a world consumed by fear and betrayal, no one—not the oppressed, the oppressors, or those who dare to defy them—is truly safe.
A gripping tale of courage, sacrifice, and the choices that define us, this novel is perfect for fans of The Nightingale and Beneath a Scarlet Sky.
Early readers are loving the latest offering from Michael Reit:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is a very good book. I would recommend it to everyone. Thank you for writing such a great book for us!" –NetGalley Review
��⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An edge-of-your-seat WWII novel. The characters do all they can to protect their Jewish heritage. It is very well researched. Michael Reit is a fantastic author." –NetGalley Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This is my seventh book that I've read by the amazing Michael Reit. Like all of his books, The Eagle's Shadow is a page-turner. All of the characters are written so that you really get to know each of them." –NetGalley Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The story is harrowing, haunting, poignant, emotionally crushing and infuriating. But there are also slivers of hope even in the grimmest circumstances." –NetGalley Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I love historical fiction, and when it is well done, as this story is, you are not only captivated but you may even learn something new."–NetGalley Review
Genre: Historical
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