Black Camp 21 [Paperback]

Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Scottish Crime Debut PrizeAll over Britain, POW camps are filling up with defeated German soldiers. Every day, thousands more pour in on ships from France. But only the most dangerous are sent to Camp 21  black prisoners  SS diehards whove sworn death before surrender. Nothing will stop their war, unless its a bullet.As one fanatic plots a mass breakout and glorious march on London, Max Hartmann dreams of the oath he pledged to the teenage bride he scarcely knows and the child hes never met. Where do his loyalties really lie? To Hitler or to the life he left behind in the bombed ruins of his homeland?Beneath the wintry mountains, in the hell of Black Camp 21, suspicion and fear swirl around like the endless snow. And while the Reich crumbles  and his brutal companions plan their assault  Maxs toughest battle is only just beginning.Inspired by terrifying actual events, Black Camp 21 takes readers on a gut-wrenching journey from the battlefields of France to its shocking climax in a camp which still stands today.Inspired by terrifying actual events at theCultybraggan POW camp in Perthshire, Black Camp 21 is a thriller that takes readers on a gut-wrenching journey from the battlefields of France to its shocking climax in a camp which still stands today.A fine, deeply felt piece of writingExcellent - a story I never heard before, told with pace and power, and no pulled punches. Highly recommended'GB