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The Hidden Soldier: Gripping World War 2 Historical Fiction
Eoin Dempsey · 2026
🎙 Narrated by Kay Webster
66/100
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A tight dual-timeline thriller linking a family hiding from the Nazis in wartime Poland to a 1960s Philadelphia conspiracy — reviewers praise the pace and the research, though the Holocaust-era peril and a bombing keep the tension high throughout. I don't have independent word on Kay Webster's narration, so I'd call that a blind spot rather than a recommendation.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: Holocaust-era wartime violence, a bombing, and organized-crime threat; specific graphic detail not independently confirmed. We still scored it 66; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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🎙 Narration: unknown Narrated by Kay Webster for this independently published title; no dedicated professional audio review located to assess performance.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety66
Substance / usefulness66
Craft & writing64
Originality54
Evidence & accuracy62
Hype vs delivers58
Age-fit62
Human-eye read62
Penny’s verdict66
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