The Soul of a Thief

In the spring of 1944, Shtefan Brandt, a Jewish Mischling serving as an adjutant to a Waffen SS colonel, navigates the perils of war while concealing his identity and his love for Gabrielle Belmont, the colonel’s mistress. As the war nears its end, Colonel Erich Himmel devises a dangerous plan to escape Europe by stealing a fortune from the Allies—a plan that Shtefan aims to turn to his own advantage. "The Soul of a Thief" vividly explores the high-stakes tensions of occupied France, where survival hinges on cunning and deceit.