The Devil's Breath by Tom Hogan

The Devil's Breath by Tom Hogan

Auschwitz prisoners Perla and Shimon Divko-she an investigative reporter, he a former lead detective in the Warsaw ghetto-are forced by Kommandant Rudolf H ss to solve the murder of his chief accountant and find millions in missing gold taken from the bodies of Jewish corpses. With Reichsf hrer Himmler due for his annual audit, they have a week to solve the crime or watch hundreds of their peers executed as the penalty for their failure. Overseen by Nazi Lieutenant Helmut Graf, the three investigators dive deep inside Auschwitz-the Kanada harvesting operation, the killing process and the perils of daily life. The investigation is plagued by multiple red herrings, the murder of prime suspects and witnesses, and the complicated relationship between H ss and his mistress, Gisela Brandt, an SS officer.

Tom Hogan lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two daughters. His professional life has ranged from being a university lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies to technology marketing. He is the co-founder of Crowded Ocean, a Silicon Valley marketing firm that has launched over fifty startups and is the co-author of The Ultimate Startup Guide.