In The Garden At Midnight
Seventeen-year-old Karin uncovers a secret in Luxembourg that the Gestapo will kill to keep buried.
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“A beautifully atmospheric WWII novel—gripping from the first page.”
About the Book
Cologne, 1942. Seventeen-year-old Karin Blik breaks curfew during the thousand-bomber raid and stumbles onto a secret that tears apart the story she has been told about her father’s death. What begins as a simple act of courage draws the attention of men who see value in her silence—and her obedience.
Haunted by the unsolved death of her father in Luxembourg three years earlier, Karin begins discovering threads that connect her family’s quiet garden, the Hitler Youth patrols, and the secrets buried in Cologne’s streets. With the city rebuilding by day and trembling under sirens by night, every truth she uncovers pushes her deeper into danger.
As loyalty becomes a weapon and survival demands impossible choices, Karin must decide how far she will go to uncover what happened in Luxembourg… and what parts of herself she may lose in the process.
In the Garden at Midnight blends mystery, resilience, and history into a gripping coming-of-age story set against the real events of wartime Cologne.
What Readers Are Saying
“A haunting, moving story of courage in the vice of the Third Reich.”
“page-turning from start to finish”
“I couldn’t imagine this series getting any better… until it did!”
Book Details
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Series: Luxembourg WWII Series (Book 3)
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Genre: Historical Fiction / WWII
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Setting: Cologne & Luxembourg, 1939–1942
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Length: ~310 pages
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Release Date: 2024/2025 (adjust)
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ISBN: (insert when ready)
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Formats: Paperback, eBook (audiobook if applicable)
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About Tim Byers
Tim Byers writes WWII historical fiction rooted in the quiet corners of Luxembourg and Cologne—places he’s wandered on foot, bike, and train in search of untold stories. He lives with his wife and best friend, Mary, in Carmel, Indiana, where he’s editing the final chapters of In the Garden at Midnight and plotting the next book in his wartime series.
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