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Patrick W. O'Bryon
Writer. Traveler. Europhile, especially Italy and France. Hobbies: rescuing animals from abuse, abandonment and mistreatment, and being sous chef around the kitchen to my chef de cuisine wife.
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Corridor of Darkness, A Novel of Nazi Germany (paperback)
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Goes Round, Comes Round: Third Excerpt from Corridor of Darkness
Dieter Sprenger was ebullient. It certainly wasn’t the weather that buoyed his spirits. Clouds hung low overhead, he bent his head against a biting wind blowing in off the Baltic, and the acrid smell of torched buildings still etched his … Continue reading
A Bad Day for the Pastor: Second Excerpt from Corridor of Darkness
WARNING: VIOLENCE POSSIBLY DISTURBING TO SOME READERS Pedestrians quickened their pace as they passed Gestapo headquarters in Königsberg. Muffled cries or the occasional scream rising from the shielded basement windows resonated in the mind of any hapless passer-by. Mothers with … Continue reading
Corridor of Darkness: First Excerpt
Klaus Pabst was pleased with his long day’s work. It had been well worth rising early and the hours of travel from Berlin, crossing the Polish Corridor in a train whose doors were sealed to prevent anyone from boarding or detraining on Polish … Continue reading