Author: Lee Thomas
World War II is winding down, and everyone thought the small Texas Hill Country town of Barnard, with its large population of German and German-heritage residents, had learned to live in peace—until young men start to disappear and a local German man, Lang, is discovered to be gay. Hatred of “the other” makes everyone tense, and a group of boys decide to take matters into their own hands. What follows is a tale of hatred, innocence lost, and brutality that will make you shake your head in wonderment about the innate cruelty of human beings. Not for the squeamish. Lethe Press (lethepressbooks.com). —Review: Angel Curtis
