Five Decembers

This book reads like a hard-boiled detective novel that was written 80 years ago, not in 2022. Kestrel nails the style of Hammet and Chandler with this excellent story set against the backdrop of WWII. The book starts quickly and keeps up that pace - I am a man who prioritizes his sleep and I stayed up late reading. Every character could have sat down for a shot of whiskey with Sam Spade of Philip Marlowe.