Out of Poland

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

Beneath the storm clouds of a deadly war, three men are poised to unlock the secrets to redeem the world. The setting is Poland 1939, Germans are marching toward Warsaw running their armor, and devastating swarms of armed soldiers, along with their cavalry. Fighting against the Nazi military machine is a death wish realized all too clearly. The path of the invaders is paved with death, destructions, pillage, and woman brutalized at the hands of soldiers with no honor. As much as the citizens of Poland pray for a different outcome, everything they have known, loved, and grown up with is devastated. Three young men are tasked with finding and extracting the German military communications device, Baby, that is kept under heavy guard. Polish patriots die to aid the three in getting the information and then fleeing with the prize. The race is on as the Germans try to match wits with the clever patriots who risk detection at every turn. The Ambassador Ferdek Watcowski, insists that his son Ferdek along with Wolfgang and Tavius, take their families and flee while there is still time to reach a border. The goal of their journey is to escape with Baby intact. Poland’s military is so outclassed by Hitler’s forces that survival is key to fighting another day. Facing great peril and odds against their survival, the men resolve to make a difference so that those who died helping them would not have sacrificed in vain. They vow to undertake a lifetime of fighting tyranny.

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Author Biography

1st place winners TxAuthors; ABR 5 star awards for audio books; InD'Tale Crowned Heart Awards; CIPA Merit Award; Short Story Winners; Dan Poynter multiple winner; Breakfield and Burkey bring their Techno-Thriller series to life. Breakfield is a solution architect, for a high-tech manufacturer, who designs hybrid data/telecom environments. He is a technology geek, who enjoys writing, studying World War II, travel, and cultural exchanges. His love of wine tasting, cooking, and Harley riding has found inroads into the stories. As a child he moved often with his father’s military career, which even now helps his with the various character perspectives he helps bring to life in the series. Burkey Is a business architect who builds solutions for customers on a technology foundation. She has written many technology documents & white papers, but loves writing fiction. As a child she helped to lead kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters, a Girl Scout until high school, and contributed to the community as a young member of a Head Start program. Rox enjoys family, learning, listening to people, travel, outdoor activities, sewing, cooking, and thinking about how to diversify the series. Reach out to them at Authors@EnigmaSeries.com

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Limited Options

A small band of gypsies are helping Ferdek, Tavius, and Wolfgang escape Poland. The Germans are invading, keeping to the roads with their soldiers and military equipment. The horse drawn wagons take a different path to smuggle the men and their prize out of Gdansk. At the river they find Germans everywhere but have no option but to go forward. Wolfgang in his conversation with Halina and her father Mizella suggests they should take the way by foot. Halina wants to fight but Mizella insists they go forward. Will the bold plan find success or dismal failure? Read or listen to Out of Poland and please let us know your thoughts. Derek Shoales, voice actor, is the voice of all the books in Enigma Series. Please find samples on our website for our stories. We look forward to your reviews. Thank you for your support in advance.

Book Excerpt

Out of Poland

A gypsy caravan of three wagons eases through the timber and down a hill toward a river. Wolfgang sits with Halina. She holds the reins and guides the horses through the forest. While they both stare straight ahead, Wolfgang asks, “What will the Germans do to you if they catch you smuggling us out of Gdansk?”

Halina fixed her gaze. “First, they must find us.”

“But what if they do?”

Halina shrugs in resolution like a hunter with no options. “They will kill us and burn our wagons, then pretend we never existed at all. We are like cockroaches beneath the heels of their boots. They want to cleanse the land of Jews and Gypsies alike. In the eyes of the Nazis, we don’t have the God-given right to breathe the same air they do.”

“Then we must part company.”

“Why do you say that?”

Wolfgang nods toward the river. She spots the Nazi war machine peeking over the ridge, the motley green camouflage paint appearing stark against the land. The turrets identify the ominous formidable line of tanks, knowing the cannons and soldiers would appear as well. Halina stops the wagon, turns back, and waves for the other two wagons to pause as well.

Mizella walks nonchalantly to Halina’s wagon. “Do you see what we see?”

Smiling, Mizella exchanges like a sage survivor to a youngster with respect. “I wonder if there are any Germans left in Germany or if they have all come to Poland.”

Halina clenches her jaws and removes her Kronesberg colt pistol from her jacket pocket. Mizella gently places his hand on the gun and pushes it into her lap. “It would be a short fight, dear Halina. There will come a time when we must take a stand, but today is not the day.

“Where will we run?”

“Straight ahead.”

“Dead into the Nazi soldiers?”

“It’s too late to run anywhere else. A mad dash across Poland would only kill our horses. Besides, we have the one critical weapon the Germans don’t have.”

“What’s that?”

“We have the river, Halina.”