Pre-loved.
Royal Format.
Auschwitz, 1944
An SS officer is found standing over the body of a comrade, a smoking pistol still in his hand, a murder in a place of murders. His pleas of innocence force a court martial and he knows that there is only one man in the camp capable of defending him; a Jewish prisoner called Manfred Meyer.
Berlin, 1929
Manfred Meyer is taken under the wing of the city's most capable defence lawyer in the most prestigious law firm in Berlin.
Meyer's confidence and experience build as his cases become more complex and difficult to defend. His success is widespread and he, his wife Klara and their twin daughters live a comfortable life in the capital.
Then, one night, the inevitable knock at the door heralds the long train journey to the east and the death camps of Poland for Meyer, his wife and his children.
Split from his family on arrival, Meyer does what he can to survive in a place designed for death. He stays alive with help from the other inmates he has befriended, helping each other through the long days of hard labour; his only wish being that he could see his family again. A forlorn hope until circumstance throws a real chance his way.