Description
A historical literary thriller dealing with love, death, fear, and solitude.
What would you do if you accidentally killed someone?
When two bodies end up in the Danube River, Jon Mantler, a quiet and resourceful man from rural North America, finds himself drawn into the shadowy intrigues of Cold War intelligence in Europe.
Jon’s traumatic childhood—his mother’s disappearance, his father’s sudden death, and years of loneliness—linger, shaping the person he has become and the circumstances he cannot escape.
His journey unfolds in chapters alternating between that troublesome past marked by abandonment and this perilous present in a divided Europe, where he must navigate the line between self-preservation and self-discovery.
About the Author: R G Schmidt writes fiction, poetry, and songs. A world-medaled athlete and five-time Olympic Coach in curling, he has coauthored The Five Elements of Curling Technique, published his poetry in Poetic Expanse – A Compilation, and released the acclaimed music album Bridges From Both Sides as Slyd Blvd. He was born in Canada and lives in Switzerland and in Greece.
