The Colonel's Wife by Kennedy J. Robert

Author:Kennedy, J. Robert [Kennedy, J. Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure
Amazon: B07WZRDDQF
Goodreads: 49391346
Publisher: UnderMill Press
Published: 2019-09-28T07:00:00+00:00

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Konrad Residence Berlin, Nazi Germany

Konrad sat at his desk, his thumb absentmindedly drumming on the blotter. Things weren’t going according to plan, though they rarely did when plans were rushed. In his desperation to have Griese “found” before General Graf’s deadline, he had planted the identity papers on a victim from last night’s air raids, and it had backfired horribly.

The real Griese had been found, and now there was a murder investigation, and no doubt a Central Records investigation. He wasn’t worried about Griese’s body leading back to him—where else could it lead? Griese was one of his staff. It was always leading back to him.

What had him concerned was that now people were pulling records, and they might pull those related to him and his family. He had done his best to hide the secrets his family held, but he was certain a keen investigator, a motivated individual hoping to advance in the Reich, could find something, some forgotten morsel that would demand more answers.

Answers he wasn’t prepared to give.

We should have left when we had the chance.

It was a common refrain that echoed through his head more often these days, yet it was too late. Where could they go? And how? Mainland Europe was mostly conquered. The only places to go now would be Spain or Switzerland, and getting to those borders, especially with his wife and two boys, one of whom would be unwilling to go, would be impossible.

It was too late.

If they could just get through this crisis, they might buy themselves months or even years of breathing room. Perhaps in time the paranoia that dominated the Reich might ease and he might track down the remaining records scattered across the country.

Or they might lose the war.

All of these things were possible, however unlikely.

Yet to move on, to prevent Graf from investigating, he had to have proof Griese was dead, and now through his own actions, that word that German efficiency should have already delivered him was delayed.

There was a knock at the door.

“Enter.”

Captain Hoffman opened the door and stepped up to his desk, stopping with a slam of the heel. Konrad didn’t bother chastising him for such formalities within the confines of his own home. It would fall on deaf ears. Hoffman was loyal to the Reich, to the SS, and to his commander. A perfect, disciplined soldier, who took pride in every aspect of the life he had chosen. “Sir, as requested, I’ve had the car brought around.”

“Thank you, Captain.” Konrad checked his watch and frowned. The hours were wasting away as Graf’s deadline approached. “No word on Griese?”

“Nothing.”

“I’m growing impatient. According to those policemen, he was reported dead last night. General Graf wants him found otherwise he’s going to launch his own investigation, and we’ve still got scores of men scouring the city for him. All of this is a waste of the Reich’s resources. Call Central Records, find out what the hell is going on. Tell them I want a copy of his record showing he’s deceased.

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