Jonas Amsel and Avalina Keller, devoted Nazis and best friends, have a bright future in Hitler’s Third Reich. Ava, a talented gymnast, wants to serve Germany in the Olympics, and Jonas, who has loved Ava since they were children, wants nothing more than to marry her and start a family. When he is about to propose, however, Ava and her entire family vanish without a trace.
Jonas blames the Jews for Ava’s disappearance and throws himself into a career in the Nazi Party. He serves the Reich under the ruthless Chief of the Gestapo, Reinhard Heydrich. Jonas becomes particularly good at capturing members of the Black Foxes, an anti-Nazi resistance group, earning Heydrich’s respect and the moniker of “the Fox Hunter.”
Impressed by Jonas’ skills, Heydrich gives him his most difficult task yet: capture the elusive Black Fox One, the Black Foxes’ most deadly and mysterious operative. No Nazi who has pursued Black Fox One has returned alive, but Jonas is determined and confident. Capturing Black Fox One might bring him one step closer to finding Ava.
But while he is hunting Black Fox One, Jonas makes a shocking discovery, forcing him to make an agonizing decision. He must choose between his love for the Reich and his heart, torn between the lies he has been taught all his life and the new truth before him.
Book source ~ TWR Tour
Black Fox One
Project 613, #3
Elyse Hoffman
1 November 2023
Historical Fiction
248 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
Jonas Amsel and Avalina Keller grew up together. When they were teens they started a relationship while planning to serve Germany in its quest to purify the world of the Jews. As Jonas was rising in the SS ranks and was ready to propose, Ava and her family disappeared. Jonas, thinking they were kidnapped by Jews, became the Fox Hunter in hopes that one day he’d find his beloved and her family being held captive by the Black Foxes, a rebel group helping Jews escape. He had no idea what he was in for.
Wow. Elyse Hoffman really knows how to rip out your heart, patch it up, and shove it back into your chest. Don’t get me started on how gut-twisting the subject matter is. Because let’s get real here. There is no way to make the Holocaust a fluffy read. However, and this is important, the author knows how to get the reader to look at a different side of things. An important side that often gets overshadowed - everyday people resisting the Nazi Party. While the story is fictional, I can truly believe there were those just like these characters in this and her other books. People fighting for what’s right, with their lives if needed.
With wonderful characters, great writing, and a tough subject matter, this is a tale well worth reading. A standalone in the Project 613 series it can be read by itself, but why would you? Check out the other stories and see how they briefly interact. I’m beginning to suspect that each piece appears to be part of a greater whole. I’m looking forward to reading more!
Elyse Hoffman is a best-selling author who strives to tell historical tales with new twists. Having studied WWII since the age of thirteen and with interests in fantasy and Jewish folklore, she loves to combine them in her writing. Elyse started writing novels at fourteen and finished her first historical fiction work at fifteen. She studied English, History, and Law at George Mason University. In her spare time, she loves to read, work on pretty keyboards, and hang out with her co-authors - her Goldendoodle Ari and her ex-feral cat, Echo.
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