Shadowed By Death, Mary Adler
Shadowed By Death, Mary Adler
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Shadowed By Death

Author: Mary Adler

Narrator: Jeremy Arthur

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 05/05/2023

Synopsis

San Francisco, 1944. Sophia Nirenska, a Polish resistance fighter who survived the Warsaw ghetto uprising, finds safety in California until someone tries to kill her. She insists political enemies want to silence her, but homicide detective Oliver Wright, on medical leave from the Marines, believes the motive is more personal. He and his German shepherd, Harley, try to protect Sophia, but she insists on doing things her own way—a dangerous decision. Oliver guards Sophia as they travel from an Italian cafe in Richmond to communist chicken farmers in Petaluma where her impetuous actions put them both in mortal danger. When Oliver rescues a girl and her dog who are running for their lives, he discovers the dark secret at the heart of the threat to Sophia, a secret with its roots in Poland. When he does, he is forced to choose between enforcing the law as he knows it and jeopardizing Sophia or accepting a rougher kind of justice. Shadowed by Death accurately portrays the fears and troubles of the communities of northern California as they bear the burdens of World War II and celebrate the gift of finding family among strangers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sandee on September 27, 2018

This thriller takes place towards the end of the second world war. The focus is on a police detective and his dog. He is assigned to guard a Polish woman who has come to the US for help. The characters are interesting and eclectic with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. There is a lot of hist......more

Goodreads review by D.L. on May 06, 2019

This is the second novel in the Oliver Wright Series set during World War ll in the Bay Area. I loved the first book, but I think I was drawn even deeper into this story. It’s 1944 and Oliver is tasked to protect a Polish speaker, Sophia. I liked the interaction between these two characters even tho......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on December 27, 2018

Shadowed by Death is the second installment of The Oliver Wright world war 2 Mysteries. It is a stand alone book with very few references to the first book. The story is very well written. The subjects that are part of the story are not pleasant and Ms Adler does an extremely good job of describing......more

Goodreads review by Joy on September 11, 2019

After reading the first book of this series, I decided to read the second book to find out what happened to the protagonists of the first book. This second book did not disappoint. I remembered Oliver from the first story and his dog Harley. For Oliver, the war was over but for the Jewish Poles who e......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 05, 2019

If you like mystery, intrigue, history, and dogs, this is the perfect book. Oliver with his trusty dog help solve an attempted murder. The story immediately drew me in with the author's creative descriptions of the area during the height of WWII and well-described characters. The historical facts ab......more

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