The Golden Doves: the hunt for Nazis after World War II

The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly is the story of two women, bound together by the past, who risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the wake of World War II. American Josie Anderson and Parisian Arlette La Rue were thrilled to be working with the French Resistance, stealing Nazi secrets, and earning the nickname: “the Golden Doves.” When they were arrested and sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp, they had to endure unspeakable horrors and incredible loss. Josie ends up working with the US Army Intelligence while Arlette searches for her son. Now, a decade later, they called on again for a dangerous mission. From Europe to French Guiana, they fight to secure justice as they find themselves in a web of secrets and danger. Will they find the answers they are looking for? 

Martha Hall Kelly has earned a reputation for intense stories of women surviving through incredible historical events against all odds. In The Golden Doves, she explores the horrors of the infamous Ravensbruck concentration camp and the hunt for Nazi fugitives in the wake of World War II. It was a hard read with the subject matter and the alternating points of view between Josie and Arlette and two time periods, 1952 and 1943. Overall, I enjoyed the story. Josie was hard to like at first but as her story opens, readers will understand why. I appreciate the author’s commitment to explore the stories that occurred after the war ended as many World War II era stories often ignore the aftermath events. If you enjoy incredible stories of survival and the hunt for justice, I recommend The Golden Doves. 

The Golden Doves is available in hardcover, eBook and audiobook