The Sound of Light, by Sarah Sundin, is set in the year 1940. Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt is shocked when he hears the sound of German soldiers entering the streets of the Danish capital city. Now Henrik needs to help his friend, Svend escape the madness that is soon to come. Before Svend is dropped of in Sweden, he has convinced Henrik to help by providing secrets to the Allies. Henrik would now to known as “The Havmand”!
Three years later, Henrik is definitely leaving behind his aristocratic lifestyle as he walks the streets and travels the waterways to fulfill his undercover tasks. When he meets Dr. Elsebeth Jensen at his boardinghouse, you wonder how his life may change. Else is a physicist at a preeminent laboratory in Denmark. You will soon realize that Henrik has found the perfect partner in his work against the Nazis!
When the Nazis threaten to round up all Jews living in Denmark, Else and Henrik go into action hiding many Jews away. You wonder how Else and Henrik will make it through these deadly days with their lives!
I received a copy of this book from Revell in exchange for my honest review.