My Brother’s Secret

It is Germany in 1941. 12-year-old Karl is looking forward to joining the Hitler Youth, like all boys his age. When tragedy strikes his family, Karl begins to question his allegiances.  He suspects that his older brother Stefan may be a member of a shadowy group that foment peaceful resistance to Hitler’s regime.

Karl finds himself caught up in a dangerous rebellion as he questions what it means to be a good German.

Dan Smith is something of a master when it comes to pacy, thrilling stories that have at their heart a moral dilemma and this novel is an exemplar of that genre.  Thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking.