a visually haunting narrative of five nazis and one chicken involved in a card game nobody wants to loseYoung Blockführer Gottschalk, ambitious, ambiguous, has set his mind on achieving what his crooked-legged father never could: to become a distinguished office in the SS. One December evening, an unsigned letter reaches him in his barracks. He is summoned to the camp commander's eerie hill-top mansion to partake in a high-risk card game with some SS big shots. The game could mean a boost for Gottschalk's career, but whoever loses the game must face the consequences. As the game ignites, Gottschalk has to overcome his anxiety and reservations to survive."A bewitching, often spine-tingling historical novel, clever in its conception and execution alike." - Kirkus Reviews