The end of WWII is coming. In advance of the fire bombing of Dresden, the Brits send out a recon squadron. The crew of one of the planes, Bryan Young and Jimmy Tisdale, survive being shot down, but not without some injury. Alone, deep inside Germany, they do their best to evade capture and get to friendly lines.
As they evade various search parties, they stow away aboard a train.
A hospital train.
Carrying wounded SS officers from the eastern front, dropping off patients at various hospitals.
They end up being sent to a mental hospital where they must feign insanity and wait out the end of the war. To keep up their cover, they undergo all forms of shock therapy and drug treatment. But it's not just the downed pilots who are hiding out in plain sight of the hospital.
The 2nd half of the book takes place 25 years later where Young and Tisdale seek out and confront their tormentors.
Interesting premise and story. Sort of a Cuckoo's Nest meets Stalag 17. But it was a little long for my tastes. Thanks to my cousin in Oklahoma for the recommendation. Apparently, Danish Adler-Olsen is a best selling crime novelist in Scandinavia for his (five) Department Q books. Guessing it won't be long before I find one of those.
East Coast Don
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