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During World War II, the small Texas town of Barnard is thrown into hysteria when a killer targets its young men, leaving coded German notes. Suspicion falls on Ernst Lang, a quiet man with a dark history. Lang fled Germany in 1934, once a brutal soldier and Nazi party leader, yet he now lives a low‑profile life, haunted by memories of executions, war, and the men he once commanded and seduced. The novel explores how Lang’s past and the community’s terror intertwine in a tense, atmospheric thriller.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror
Authors: Lee Thomas
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