An Undercover Job Gets Done In The Swiss Courier

I could easily picture myself as the heroine of  The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey [affiliate link].  Her name is Gabi Mueller, and she is a citizen of Switzerland and America because her mother is Swiss and her father is American.  She has a translation job that turns into an undercover job to help rescue a prominent Jew.

It’s sad to think of all the ones that weren’t rescued, but I’ve always enjoyed stories about the underground and Jews being rescued.  The Swiss Courier brings 1944 and some of the world’s turmoil to life.  At first I thought it would be confusing with all the traitors/double agents, but it cleared up as I continued reading.  I do wish it would have picked up speed a bit sooner.  I learned some historical facts that I didn’t know, or had forgotten [more likely].  The spiritual emphasis is subtly woven through the book as a strong base without pages of discussion.

One surprise at the end I started suspecting half way through, but the other I didn’t see coming.  I’m glad I read it and quite happy with the way it ended.

About the book:

It is August 1944 and the Gestapo is mercilessly rounding up suspected enemies of the Third Reich. When Joseph Engel, a German physicist working on the atomic bomb, finds that he is actually a Jew, adopted by Christian parents, he must flee for his life to neutral Switzerland. Gabi Mueller is a young Swiss-American woman working for the newly formed American Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner to the CIA) close to Nazi Germany. When she is asked to risk her life to safely “courier” Engel out of Germany, the fate of the world rests in her hands. If she can lead him to safety, she can keep the Germans from developing nuclear capabilities. But in a time of traitors and uncertainty, whom can she trust along the way? This fast-paced, suspenseful novel takes readers along treacherous twists and turns during a fascinating–and deadly–time in history.

This book was provided for review by the Litfuse Publicity Group.  You can find out more about Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey at their websites.

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