Nightfall Over Shanghai: A Novel (Shanghai Series Book 3)

Set in 1944 Shanghai during the Second World War's Pacific theatre, this novel follows the Adler family as they navigate survival and moral complexity. Dr. Franz Adler and his daughter Hannah, who fled Nazi Europe, are imprisoned in the Shanghai Ghetto for refugee Jews. Franz works as a surgeon for the Japanese military, while his Eurasian wife Sunny is recruited into a spy ring gathering intelligence about the city's port for the Allies. Hannah becomes involved in this dangerous operation and is drawn to the Zionism movement. When Japan launches a major offensive against China, Franz is sent inland as a field doctor on the frontlines, where he faces aerial bombardment and conflicted loyalties, including uncertain feelings for a Canadian nurse. In 1945, American B-52s conduct strategic bombing raids on Shanghai. As the war appears to be ending in the Far East, the Adlers confront questions beyond survival: how to rebuild their lives and envision a hopeful future, if they endure.