Corridor of Darkness: A Novel of Nazi Germany

✍ Scribed by Patrick W. O'Bryon

• Publisher: Brantome Press
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 231 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0991078225

✦ Synopsis

Berlin in the 1930s is unrestrained, decadent, and torn by political and social strife. Young American reporter Ryan Lemmon intends to savor every moment and loses himself in the dark underbelly of the German capital. Then a violent death brings him face-to-face with the growing Nazi menace.

As Hitler's stranglehold further grips the nation, Ryan helps an ex-lover steal intelligence which may save innumerable lives. But first it must reach the right hands in Washington. Before them lies a nightmarish pursuit across the Reich by a sadistic foe and his all-powerful Gestapo.

The novel is rife with historical intrigue and captures the flavor of mid-century Europea keen eye for detail An intriguing early WWII spy yarn set in a well-researched, authentic Germany. Kirkus Reviews

Corridor of Darkness features an excerpt from the second novel in the Ryan Lemmon trilogy, Beacon of Vengeance.

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Review

"The novel is rife with historical intrigue and captures the flavor of mid-century Europe. Throughout, the author has a keen eye for detail, which will be a delight for Europhiles and World War II buffs alike...An intriguing early WWII spy yarn set in a well-researched, authentic Germany." -Kirkus Reviews

"When the writing is powerful and immediate and characters are as realand believable as these ones are, our compassion is aroused and ourheart opens. This is the beauty of this book...Their fear becomesour fear, their horror, ours. The skillfully executed prose brings youright into the vibrant beating heart of Berlin in the thirties. I couldsmell it, see it and taste it." - Tahlia Newland for AIA

"This book is a real page turner that can't be put down. O'Bryonbrings history to life...with compelling characters,intense atmosphere and situations, authentic cultural observations and a keensense of detail. I loved it, and thoroughlyrecommend it to everyone!" - Judge,22nd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards

"First-rate, expertly crafted thriller. O'Bryon's detailed descriptions allowed meto see the streets of old Berlin, taste decadence everywhere, feelimminent dangers around every corner, hear the march of the stormtroopers, and virtually smell fear on the citizens as they ran...a fastpaced, suspenseful tale with plenty of twists and turns to keep thereader on edge." -AIA Reviewers

"Corridor of Darkness is a compelling and well-researched read...a grand adventure, set in Germany's darkest hours. Strap in, grab a few tissues and enjoy!" - Compulsion Reads

From the Author

Spending a full year delving into a decade of daily journals kept by my late father, who witnessed first-hand the rise of Nazism in 1930's Germany, I constantly relived the dangers he faced and the courage he demonstrated, a prelude to his work in espionage during the war. I spent two further years crafting Corridor of Darkness, the first of the Ryan Lemmon historical thrillers which capture the essence of his fascinating experiences while immersed in the turmoil of that period. The second volume, Beacon of Vengeance, will be available in November 2014.