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MWSA Review
John Winn Miller’s Rescue Run, is a sequel to award-winning, The Hunt for the Peggy C. Rescue Run does not disappoint the reader in providing a thrilling story of spies, double agents, and danger during World War II.
Captain Jake Rogers commands a U.S. Liberty ship in the North Atlantic with some of his crew from the sunken Peggy C. They end up in Ireland after their vessel is shipwrecked in rugged seas. Finding that Nazis have arrested the father of Miriam Maduro, the love of his life, Jake springs into action to free her father before he is sent to a concentration camp and certain death, only to find that Miriam is there with the same agenda.
Jake contacts the resistance to help him. Without knowing who to trust, Jake and his crew must avoid the ruthless bounty hunters, the SS, the Gestapo, and French gangsters. Passed from resistance group to resistance group to make their way out of Nazi-occupied Europe, the ragtag group finds their lives endangered every minute of the journey.
Although Rescue Run is the second book in a series, it can be read alone and is full of edgy adventure and danger. John Winn Miller has skillfully penned another historical fiction action-packed page-turner. I can’t wait for the next book.
Review by Nancy Panko (April 2025)
Author's Synopsis
In an exciting new adventure, Capt. Jake Rogers returns to the North Atlantic as commander of a U.S. Liberty ship with some of his crew from the sunken Peggy C. But disaster strikes, and they end up shipwrecked in Ireland. There Rogers learns from Dutch sailors that the Nazis have arrested the father of the love of his life, Miriam Maduro, and are about to deport him to a concentration camp.
They sneak back into Holland aboard a gun-running ship from neutral Ireland and make contact with a resistance group to help them. Everything goes according to plan until a shocking discovery leaves them stranded in Holland and forces them to flee for their lives across Nazi-occupied Europe.
They struggle to find other resistance groups and escape organizations to help them. But informants, imposters, and double agents are everywhere. And with a huge reward on their heads, they can never be sure who to trust.
To make matters worse, a giant Dutch bounty hunter is in hot pursuit. The utterly ruthless, one-armed, former detective is desperate for the reward. He has no qualms about beating information out of people or working with–and sometimes double-crossing–Nazi officials, French gangsters, and even a suspected serial killer.
In this deeply researched thriller, full of real historical figures, Rogers and crew make one breathtaking escape after another. Using disguises, fake documents, subterfuge, and sometimes force, they slowly make their way toward safety in Spain. But as they get close to their goal, another shocking surprise blocks their way.
As they are backed into a corner, Rogers comes up with one more crazy scheme to save them. It is one that has almost no chance of succeeding.
Format(s) for review: Kindle Only
Review Genre: Fiction—Historical Fiction
Number of Pages: 426
Word Count: 117000