Interviewed by Leslie S. Lowe How would you describe this book and its themes in a couple of sentences? When Ashes Cried provides the reader with an insider’s view of Nazi reasoning and need to remove all Jews from German society––once and for all––after Kristallnacht. Seen through the eyes of the amnesic protagonist, Friedrich Richard,…
Crime! Mystery! Suspense! Oh, my! If this were Oz, crime/mystery/suspense writers would have paved the yellow brick road with vivid descriptions bathed in subtleties; they would have released clues as needed to move the story forward; they would have built in a side path or two that led to a blind alley; and, in the end, they would have lifted the curtain to reveal the Wizard hiding in Emerald City. Pulling back that curtain exposed hidden truths in L. Frank Baum’s story. Yes, truths! Oh, my!