Elyse Hoffman – The Hangman’s Master

Thanks to The Write Reads for my gifted ebook. This is my honest review for the tour today.

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Stefan Harkel is a reckless man, and this recklessness has often gotten him into trouble. It led to him being kicked out his parents’ home at sixteen, and then it led him right into the arms of the Nazi Party’s Brownshirt Unit. In this army of hatred, Stefan finds love and friendship, but when Hitler chooses to purge the Brownshirts, Stefan turns against the Führer he once served loyally, vowing vengeance for his butchered loved ones.

Driven by a desire for revenge, Stefan joins an anti-Nazi resistance group, but killing a few Nazis isn’t enough for him. He yearns for the power to truly make the Nazis pay for what they’ve done. One day, a supernatural occurrence gives him that chance by granting him the power of a god… and a chance for revenge.

Stefan is approached by the Angel of Justice, who reigns over Hell itself. The angel reveals that Hell is divided into thousands of Zones, condemned souls sent to each to suffer whatever punishment their respective Master sees fit. The angels in charge of Hell have chosen Stefan as a warden, and he is given a Contract for his own Zone.

Stefan gains a Contract for Zone N-1, which holds the soul of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the main architects of the Holocaust and the one who instigated the purge of the SA. However, Stefan is not the only one who has been offered a Contract, and with the chance for revenge comes terrible danger.

A ruthless Nazi, another Master, has been killing people for their Contracts, and has his sights set on Stefan. If he gains Heydrich’s contract, he could turn the tide of the war back in Hitler’s favour.

Faced with torture and the murder of innocents, Stefan is the only person standing between his enemies and the precious Contract for Zone N-1. How will he ensure the power of God does not fall into the ruthless Nazis’ hands?

A thrilling tale of redemption and the brutality of the Second World War is flawlessly told in Elyse Hoffman’s latest page-turner

Elyse Hoffman’s writing is so intriguing. Historical fiction with her own unique supernatural twist. This was the reason I started reading her books. The Hangmans Master ties in with the project 613 series. Each of the books in the series are set around World War II. The lives of the Jewish people and their folklore are the centrepoint for the stories.

Stefan Harkel is made homeless at 16 for no reason apart from being him. He gravitates to the Nazi Brown Shirts because he is angry about everything. The night of the long knives opens his eyes to events that have begun to unfold. He instead joins an anti-Nazi group who are doing their best to save the people from being senselessly murdered in cold blood. From this, Stefan finds himself one of the wardens of hell, and he finds himself on a journey that will test him in every way.

Yes! Again, Elyse Hoffman has excellently crafted a tale that takes your heart and stomps all over it. Emotional is not the word. She has the skill of making me think about her writing long after I have finished whichever book I have just read. This one is no exception.

Author Bio

Elyse Hoffman is an award-winning author who strives to tell historical tales with new twists. Having studied WWII since the age of thirteen and with interests in fantasy and Jewish folklore, she loves to combine them in her writing. Elyse started writing novels at fourteen and finished her first historical fiction work at fifteen. She has published eight books: five in a series called The Barracks of the Holocaust, and three novels, including The Book of Uriel, Where David Threw Stones, and Fracture. In her spare time, she loves to read, work on pretty keyboards, and hang out with her co-authors – her Goldendoodle Ari and her ex-feral cat, Echo.