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Chapters (117)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. The Cast of Characters
  6. CHAPTER ONE
  7. The Recruits
  8. CHAPTER TWO
  9. CHAPTER THREE
  10. CHAPTER FOUR
  11. CHAPTER FIVE
  12. CHAPTER SIX
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN
  14. CHAPTER EIGHT
  15. CHAPTER NINE
  16. CHAPTER TEN
  17. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  18. CHAPTER TWELVE
  19. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  20. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  21. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  22. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  23. The Missions
  24. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  25. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  26. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  34. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  44. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  45. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  46. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  51. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  52. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  53. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  54. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  55. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
  56. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
  57. CHAPTER FIFTY
  58. CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
  59. CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
  60. CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
  61. CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
  62. CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
  63. CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
  64. CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
  65. CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
  66. The Game
  67. CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
  68. CHAPTER SIXTY
  69. CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
  70. CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO
  71. CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
  72. CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
  73. CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
  74. CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
  75. CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN
  76. CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT
  77. CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE
  78. CHAPTER SEVENTY
  79. CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
  80. CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO
  81. CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE
  82. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR
  83. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE
  84. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX
  85. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN
  86. CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT
  87. CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE
  88. CHAPTER EIGHTY
  89. CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
  90. CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO
  91. CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE
  92. CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR
  93. HOME
  94. CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE
  95. CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
  96. CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN
  97. CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHT
  98. CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINE
  99. CHAPTER NINETY
  100. CHAPTER NINETY-ONE
  101. CHAPTER NINETY-TWO
  102. CHAPTER NINETY-THREE
  103. CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR
  104. CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE
  105. CHAPTER NINETY-SIX
  106. CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN
  107. CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHT
  108. CHAPTER NINETY-NINE
  109. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED
  110. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED ONE
  111. Acknowledgments
  112. Discover More
  113. About the Author
  114. Reading Group Guide
  115. Discussion Questions
  116. A Conversation with Leila Meacham
  117. ALSO BY LEILA MEACHAM

The director emitted another testy sigh. “I had hoped that Herr Garnier had fully briefed you on the rest of what we do here, but since he did not do his job, you will have to figure it out on your own, and immediately. Remember that you are on trial here, Herr Bauer. Your position is in no way secure. I have very strict expectations from members of my department. One deviation from them, and you will be on your way to the Russian front, from which you have been exempted because of your appointment here, I understand. I can assure you that the Wehrmacht will have no issue with your infirmity. Have I made myself clear?”

“Most abundantly, but have no fear, Herr Mueller. I will not disappoint you,” Chris said cheerfully.

“Oh, I have no fear, Herr Bauer. Fear should be your concern. Now I will leave you to go and enjoy what is left of my Sunday.” Louis stuck out a stiff arm. “Heil Hitler!”

Chris stood and repeated the salute. “Heil Hitler!”

The director drew back from the proximity of Chris’s missing thumb, and said, “Make sure to lock up when you leave and remember to be on time in the morning.”

“Jawohl, Herr Mueller!”

Chris heard the heavy tread of the director’s footsteps heading for the exit and a minute later the slam of the outer door. Louis Mueller had made a special trip to the school this frosty Sunday morning to deliver his warning. Chris now knew exactly who he was dealing with—no surprise there. The surprise would be for the loathsome Herr Louis Mueller when he learned exactly who he was dealing with in Herr Claus Bauer.

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

At six o’clock that same Sunday morning, his landlady’s soft knock on his door roused Bucky from a deep sleep that not even the loud and incessant ringing of the steeple bells from the church on the corner had pierced. He had fallen into bed at two, fully clothed, craving sleep after having spent much of the night in his landlady’s parlor playing the French card game Barbu. Bucky had joined the game with his fellow French boarders to divert the unanswered questions thrashing about in his head after Madame Dupree handed him a note upon his return from La Petite Madeleine. “I have spoken with Uncle Emille about a visit,” Aunt Claire had written. “Come for tea at four o’clock next Sunday.”

Bucky had read the note in a state of shock. Holy Moses! Aunt Claire had made contact with his father! He wanted to see him! “Who brought the note, Madame Dupree?” he had asked.

“An elderly gentleman. He arrived on a bicycle.”

His aunt’s old butler, Bucky guessed. He had suddenly felt giddy. After all these years, he was finally to meet his father!

“Are you all right, Monsieur Beaulieu?”