THE SABOTEUR by Andrew Gross

Note: I am not a paid reviewer, and I have purchased this title to read for my personal enjoyment.

A small band of Norwegian resistors are critical to stopping the Nazis’ progress on atomic weapon materials being produced at a nearly impregnable facility outside of Oslo. The sabotage mission portrayed is based on underappreciated actual WW2 events in Norway. Master Spy Nordstrum leads his small band through harsh Scandinavian weather conditions and terrain to outwit both Nazis and local collaborators, and gets the girl! The build-up to the mission is quite well done, though by staying true to the historical outcome the mission itself seems to progress almost too smoothly. Penned by an author who has co-written five books with James Patterson, the story features short chapters and non-stop, page-turning action, making an inevitable trade-off to give up some character depth for pacing.