The story here is fascinating: Jewish emigrants who return to occupied Europe as a top-secret spy squad. After hearing the author in a radio interview, I could hardly wait to read the book. Sadly, the book is written in a dull and incompetent style, bumbling its way through the gripping plot with little focus, depth, or impact. It takes a lot of concentration just to keep track of the simple story, so slapdash is the writing, peppered with surely the world's most boring quotes from ostensibly heroic survivors. ( )

They Dared Return is a fast paced and intriguing page turner. To state that it is an intense book would be an understatement. It is riveting, adventurous, dramatic, and a thriller filled with vivid imagery that filled all of my senses to overflowing. The courage and efforts that were planned and executed are hardcore examples of mental and physical strength endeavored under the most adverse of scenarios.

I applaud Patrick K. O’Donnell for his efforts in researching, documenting and bringing us this untold and remarkable Story. They Dared Return: The True Story of Jewish Spies Behind the Lines in Nazi Germany is an invaluable addition to World War II and Holocaust history. It belongs in every home library ( )