Berlin and Betrayal

By Susan Finlay

In this gripping and emotional World War II genealogical mystery, the third in the Tangled Roots series, Lucas Landry deepens his search for answers about his ancestry by moving his family to Munich, Germany for a year.

In February 2020, Lucas Landry's burning desire to bring his large German family together for a family reunion uproots him, his wife, and kids from California and moves them to Germany for a year. Unfortunately, coincident with their arrival and start of new jobs, a worldwide pandemic occurs, throwing the world and Lucas's plans into chaos. With his oldest WWII-surviving relatives in their 80's and 90's being most vulnerable to the disease, Lucas fears a reunion might be impossible.

While Lucas tries to adjust to a pandemic world and protect his immediate family, he keeps busy further delving into his family's German roots. Thinking being in Germany will at least make his research easier, he's in for a surprise. Many Germans want to forget the past, having lived under a cloud of guilt over their ancestors' mistakes. Key relatives want Lucas to just leave it alone. But he doggedly continues digging.

In February 1945, Germany's defeat in WWII is inevitable and ethnic Germans, including Jette Nagel, her Nazi son, and his family, are being chased out of their homes in the German controlled Sudetenland by the Red Army. Dresden, the home of Jette's closest family, is bombed to shambles by the Allies.

Berlin and Betrayal is a historical genealogical mystery with a dual-timeline. It's a story about guilt, betrayal, tragedy, and forgiveness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09CC6376J
• ISBN13: 9798549977358
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"