Review of Deadly Rescue by Kate Parker

From the publisher of Deadly Rescue

April, 1940. Hitler is invading Denmark on Tuesday. Olivia Redmond has only a weekend to bring a Nobel Prize winning chemist and his war-altering research to Britain. The scientist and his wife want to leave, but their troublesome daughter will do anything to stop her parents from departing.

The scientist’s wife was close friends with Olivia’s long dead mother and wants to talk about her, in stark contrast to Olivia’s father who won’t mention his wife. Olivia feels protective toward the invalid woman with her photos and details of Olivia’s mother’s life and wants to get her to safety.

When the daughter’s German fiancé is murdered, the police refuse to let anyone depart until they find the killer. If Olivia wants to escape Denmark with the chemist and his breakthroughs, she will have to unmask the killer before the Nazis stop her forever.

My review

I especially loved the authentic atmosphere of Deadly Rescue. Everything throughout the story felt true to the period, from dialogue to thoughts to the setting. The challenges Olivia faced by not understanding the Danish language worked well and added to the story tension. 

The complex plot unfolded neatly as the story progressed and Olivia’s rationale for investigating felt natural, not forced. While there were some spots in the book where the author repeated a point, these incidents were generally minor speed bumps and only slowed the story flow to a small degree. 

Overall, this is a solid, historical mystery with a good plot, authentic characters, and plenty of ‘atmosphere’ that will immerse the reader in the story.

FTC Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book was provided by its publisher.

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