Eva

by Ib Melchior

Hitler’s desperate plot to save his longtime mistress . . . Counter Intelligence Corp agent Woody Ward uncovers evidence that it might not have been Eva Braun on Hitler’s funeral pyre. Indeed, at that very moment, Eva is being escorted along the top-secret route mapped for the escape of the Nazi elite. It is a tortuous path where disaster appears at every turn to thwart their arrival at the Italian port of Bari. Ward persuades his superiors to let him go underground and pursue Eva in an attempt to prevent her escape. The chase that ensues holds constant deadly dangers for both fugitives and pursuer, as they make their way from the eerie caves of the Harz Mountains in Germany to a startling and spectacular climax in Bari. There, a ship is waiting to carry Eva to Argentina, where she will nurture the seed of the Fourth Reich. Only CIC Agent Ward has any chance of stopping the second coming of Hitler’s Third Reich!

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, World War II

313 pages, ebook

First published June 1, 1984

About the author

Ib Jørgen Melchior was a novelist, short story writer, film producer, film director, and screenwriter of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by American International Pictures.In world War II, he served with the OSS ,for awhile, then was transferred to the U.S. Military Intelligence Service, spending two years in the European theater of War as a military intelligence investigator attached to Counter Intelligence.

In 1965, he was dubbed Knight Commander of the Militant Order of Saint Brigitte of Sweden.In 1976, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films awarded Ib Melchior its Golden Scroll Award to Merit for Outstanding Achievement.

Melchior's novels include Code Name: Grand Guignol, Eva, The Haigerloch Project, The Marcus Device, Order of Battle: Hitler's Werewolves, Sleeper Agent, The Tombstone Cipher and The Watchdogs of Abaddon.

Reviews

[WP · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really looking forward to reading a book about Eva Braun, so I was quite disappointed when I realized that most of the book focused on the author's original character. It was still a relatively enjoyable read, but the constant random German and Italian was quite jarring.

[Rosemarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eva Braun did not commit suicide with her husband, Adolph Hitler. History attests to that. So what happened to her? What if she escaped Germany, her belly swollen with Hitler's heir? This novel takes one of history's unknowns and fills in the blanks in an all-too-real telling of what could have happened. Written by a former Army intelligence officer, "Eva" is sure to keep you turning the pages!

[Henry Hyman · Rating 5 out of 5]

In did it again.

In did it again.

Fun book, if the subject wasn't so serious. Fiction, of course, but one never knows, does one? Seriously, it's another great read from a great writer. Well worth the read Enjoy!

[Judy Underdahl]

This was an excellent book