by Richard Zimler
It's Berlin, 1932. Sophie is a smart and sexually precocious fourteen-year-old coming of age during Hitler's rise to power. Forced to lead a double life when her father and boyfriend become Nazi collaborators, she reserves her dreams of becoming an actress for her beloved elderly neighbor, Isaac Zarco, and his friends, most of whom are Jews working against the government in a secret group called the Ring. When a member is sent to Dachau, she realizes there must be a Nazi traitor in the group. But who? Through successive mysteries, reversals, and surprises --and a race against time
The Seventh Gate builds to a shattering end. In its chilling but sensuous evocation of the time and place, Richard Zimler's novel is a love story and a tale of ferocious heroism
"The whodunit is captivating enough, but the book's power lies in its stark and unflinching portrayal of the impact of Hitler's eugenic policies on the infirm and disabled." - Publishers Weekly
"A moody, tightly constructed historical thriller that is both entertaining and instructive." - The New York Times
"Explosive and prophetic." - Newsday
"Equal parts riveting, heartbreaking, inspiring, and intelligent." - San Francisco Chronicle
"A gripping, heartbreaking, and beautiful thriller ... unforgettable, poetic, and original." - Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Young Stalin
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