A review by reneesmith
The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck

4.0

I enjoyed this novel's noir-ish feel, which played out in my head like a 1930s or '40s Hollywood movie. (Think, The Mortal Storm where Margaret Sullavan & Jimmy Stewart play Germans hunted by the Nazis.) This well-researched story realistically portrays the characters' shock & despair as they discover how many folks around them agree with the Nazi eugenics philosophy. Their once-normal world has become a nightmare, where they experience one betrayal after another until a climax that nearly breaks them but also brings them hope. The build up at the beginning was a little too slow for me, but I'm glad I stuck with this quality mystery/thriller.