Set in Free and Occupied France and dealing with the issues of Nazi Mysticism which I found interesting however, I found this book to be quite slow in places. The characters are believable and interesting but the book lacks the excitement of others in its genre. I found the translation faulty in places, for example - cleanly shaven temples - not convinced this was the original meaning. Also one sentence where only 'one word was necessary. Thank you'. In the original it may have been one word, but here it is two. Maybe small points, however they did spoil the reading experience.

A thriller set during the early part of the war, with a background in some of the stranger occult beliefs of senior Nazis. This would be suitable for fans of such books and films as 'The Da Vinci Code', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. There are twists aplenty, to keep the reader guessing, and I don't want to say too much, because any comment could be a spoiler.

It is the first of a trilogy, and I'm looking forward to Books 2 and 3.

Thank you, NetGalley for an advance copy.