Phoenix Rising

A Historical Fiction Novel by Michael Reit

Book 2 of the Covert War Chronicles Series

Subgenres:

World War II,
Espionage Thriller,
Nazi-Occupied Czechoslovakia

Published January 8, 2026

Length 424 pages

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This book is for you if you're into...

Wartime espionage with real historical stakes and moral dilemmas
Stories where innocent refugees become suspects in their new homeland
Female resistance fighters risking everything for sabotage missions

Publisher Description

1 September 1939. As Hitler's armies pour across the Polish border, three lives are forever changed.

Jewish refugee Felix Wolff believes he has found safety in England, but he is arrested and thrown into a British internment camp as a suspected Nazi spy. To clear his name and join the fight against Hitler, he must break free of a system that mistakes him for the very evil he fled.

Fresh off his ruthless campaign in Poland, Sicherheitsdienst agent Karl Vogt is sent on a chilling mission: to devise a system for controlling the growing Jewish population within the Reich. His cold efficiency lays the groundwork for a coming horror the world has yet to comprehend.

In Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, Adela Beran risks everything to pass secrets from a weapons factory to the Czech resistance. When she's asked to help assassinate Heinrich Himmler in Berlin, she faces a terrifying choice: stay in the shadows or strike a deadly blow against tyranny.

Phoenix Rising is a powerful story of courage, survival, and resistance across a war-torn Europe. Perfect for fans of Alan Furst, Kate Quinn, and WWII espionage thrillers rooted in real history.

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