I am delighted to be taking part in the Random Things blog
tour for Codename Edelweiss. I received a copy of this book as part of the blog
tour.
The book begins in Argentina in 1976 when a military government
rules the country. It is the thirtieth anniversary of a mysterious jungle fire,
which killed a whole village where the sole survivor was a three year old boy
who is now a Jesuit priest. Jewish journalist Ariel Guzman, is sure that the priest
remembers more about the fire than he has let on and travels to the site to
find out the truth.
However, the story that he is told is completely shocking
and not what he expected at all. The man informs him that Adolf Hitler and Eva
Braun did not commit suicide in the bunker, but instead escaped to Argentina
and lived in a camp nearby. Furthermore, it was in fact Hitler who gave orders
to burn down the village and kill the inhabitants, but he does not say why. The
man only says that if he dies there is one person who must be protected and his
codename is Edelweiss.
However, there are other people on the hunt for Edelweiss
too and some have more sinister reasons to find him. The problem is that time
is running out and Ariel wants to find out the truth…
I have been fascinated by the Second World War since I was
young and studied it both at school and University, so I was really interested
in this book. It definitely did not disappoint.
This is a fantastic read that is fast paced and takes you on
a journey between Germany at the end of World War Two and 1970s Argentina.
I highly recommend this, especially if you are a fan of
historical fiction.
5 stars
