Crimson thread. Kate Forsyth. 2022.

In Nazi-occupied Crete, a young woman risks her life to hide two Allied soldiers……

When Crete is invaded by the Germans in May 1941, Alenka saves the lives of two young Australian soldiers. 

Jack and Teddy are childhood friends who joined up together to see the world. Both are left behind when the tattered remains of the Allied soldiers must evacuate Crete, after a bitter eleven-day battle. They are forced to hide for months as the Nazi occupiers tighten their grip on the island.

Alenka is drawn into an intense triangle of conflicting emotions as the friendship of the two men suffers under the strain of their rivalry for her. Together, they join the resistance and fight to free the island.

But all three will find themselves tested to their limits. Alenka’s brother is a traitor and a collaborator who spies on her every move, and the Germans are determined to crush any hint of defiance.

Alenka must choose whom to trust ad whom to love and in the end, whom to save.