Synopsis:

November 1989–After finding a secret cache of letters with intelligence buried in the text, CIA cryptographer Luisa Voekler learns that not only is her father alive but he is languishing in an East German Stasi jail. After piecing together the letters with a series of articles her grandfather saved, Luisa seeks out journalists Bran Bishop and Daniel Rudd. They send her to the CIA, to Andrew Cademan–her boss.

Luisa confronts Cademan and learns that nothing is a coincidence, but he will not help her free her father. So she takes matters into her own hands, empties her bank account, and flies to West Berlin. As the adrenaline wears off and she recognizes she has no idea how to proceed, Luisa is both relieved and surprised when a friend shows up with contacts and a rudimentary plan to sneak her across the wall.

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a Cold War novel that goes to the heart of Berlin to witness both the early and final days of the Berlin Wall, with family secrets, CIA spies, and codebreaking.

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Content Warnings:

Language: None

Sexual Content: None

Violence: Mild – References to past violence, hints at what happened to people (not graphic)

Substance Use: None

Prejudices: Mild – Cold war era/Antisemistism

Religious Themes: None

Other Topics: Mild – Insinuated references to violence after WWII and for those in captivity

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