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In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted… Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina’s bravery and cunning will keep her alive. Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials, British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. Yet one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as the Huntress. To find her, the fierce, disciplined investigator joins forces with the only witness to escape the Huntress alive: the brazen, cocksure Nina. But a shared secret could derail their mission unless Ian and Nina force themselves to confront it. Growing up in post-war Boston, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride is determined to become a photographer. When her long-widowed father unexpectedly comes homes with a new fiancée, Jordan is thrilled. But there is something disconcerting about the soft-spoken German widow. Certain that danger is lurking, Jordan begins to delve into her new stepmother’s past—only to discover that there are mysteries buried deep in her family . . . secrets that may threaten all Jordan holds dear. In this immersive, heart-wrenching story, Kate Quinn illuminates the consequences of war on individual lives, and the price we pay to seek justice and truth. This audiobook includes an episode of the Book Club Girl Podcast, featuring an interview with Kate Quinn about The Huntress. Review: Engrossing and hard to forget – not that I want to - Review 5 stars From this novel’s opening with the Huntress deciding to move into the shadows, I was engrossed in the story, the characters, settings, the history and Kate Quinn’s writing. I was in awe of the writing throughout and discovered another wonderful author to follow. I could see everything unfold as we were introduced to the main players. The novel is told through the senses of three POVs – if you don’t count that brief tempting glimpse into the head of the Huntress in the Prologue. First, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride who’s determined to become a photographer post-WWII and is inspired by the likes of Margaret Bourke-White – one of my heroines. She is pleased when her widowed father, who owns a Boston antiques shop, forms a relationship with Austrian widow Annelise Weber – but she is also suspicious. Suspicions that are heightened and dismissed or disproved but stirred up again. Then, in 1950s West Germany, the reader meets British war correspondent Ian Graham who has become a Nazi hunter, aided by Tony Rodomovky, a ‘Yank’ with Polish-Hungarian blood. But other people want to move on from focusing on Nazi crimes, especially the judges – the focus has shifted onto the ‘Commies’. However, for Ian, finding the elusive Huntress is personal – a reveal not rushed by the author. Finally, we are in harsh and remote Siberia, where my favourite character, Nina Markova needs to escape her father. Facing tough prospects if she remains, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment that wreaked havoc on the invading Germans. Friendships and more are forged amid a terrible struggle to survive a gritty and vicious war. The research for this character was impressive and I applaud Kate Quinn’s ability to blend fact with an emotional and riveting story. The focus is on the regiment, but Stalin’s cruel regime lurks in the shadows. Nina must manoeuvre between the two despotic forces and carve out a life – with a razor in her oversize boots. This book, those remarkable aviators, and this character propelled me down a ‘Night Witches rabbit hole’ – and added to my reading list. The three lives/plotlines gradually weave together, with their different timelines merging. The author doesn’t rush this process but crafts it with domino-events that build. I loved the use of drip reveals. Especially as to how Nina encounters Ian and Tony. Only one of those men is a Russian speaker, and that is a tasty device – one that had me re-reading parts of the book with a grin while writing this review. The novel uses its various settings from Siberia to Massachusetts to enhance the action and the characters. For instance, lakes play a central role for all three main characters. And to the Huntress whose haven was Lake Rusalka in Poland. But which of the well-portrayed characters will prove to be the rusalka – a lethal, malevolent water spirit? They are all intricate in their traits and their backstories, yet there are no road-hump info dumps. The detail was balanced, whether about the main or supporting cast. There was even a brief appearance by a character from ‘The Alice Network’ – although I hadn’t read Kate Quinn’s previous novel at the time. But I nodded when I met her again. Anyway, the plotlines in ‘The Huntress’ merge, building towards a confrontation that could go different ways – depending on how the complexity of the personalities impacts on events. Revenge can depend on experiences, on abilities. As can justice. So, what can happen and will it? A memorable ending is set up with care. Maybe, there was a dip before that point, and I wanted a faster resolution. Or was I sharing the frustration of being a Nazi hunter? Or do characters need spaces to build their futures? In summary, I enjoyed the clever plotlines, the complex characters, significant settings, excellent research and writing style so much I want more A book that’s hard to forget – not that I want to. In fact, I look forward to listening to the Audible version – now I've finished listening to the author's equally engrossing 'The Alice Network' and they share a superb narrator. Story – five stars Setting/World-building – five stars Characters – five stars Authenticity – five stars Structure – five stars Readability – five stars Editing – five stars Review: A great story of love, hardship, revenge and triumph - ** WARNING SPOILERS** When you're a seventeen-year-old girl, your mother is dead, and your father brings home a new lady, your world can suddenly be unbalanced. "Who is she, Dad? " begins Kate Quinn's - and that question takes most of the book to answer on all different levels. Jordan McBride, a the teenage photographer into whose life Anna intrudes is a primary POV character, and the eyes through whom we see the United States portion of the story unfold. The new woman, Anneliese Weber aka Anna McBride is a complex character so expert at acting and deception that one wonders if she even knows the answer herself. On one level, cold and calculating, and on another sentimental. For me, it was obvious from the first two pages that she was Die Jagerin, The Huntress. This wasn't a mystery, but rather an unfolding. Quinn does a masterful job of moving back and forth in time between her present-day of the 1950s and the wartime. The backstory is given in flashback chapters that slowly unravel the puzzle of what happened - the prolog points to the murder of six Jewish children by a woman. She fed them, then she shot them. Another major POV character is Nina Borisovna Markova, a waif born to an alcoholic abuser in the wilds of Siberia, who becomes one of the Nachthexen, the Night Witches of the Soviet air force, bedeviling the Nazis. If you're unfamiliar with the Night Witches, it is worth reading up on them, but Quinn makes them come to life in a way you're unlikely to forget. Nina progresses from an unknown to a Lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union, until the denunciation of her father forces her to escape to the West. Quinn weaves in many devices and triggers through the story - Nina's father serves as a catalyst in her story arc, and motivation, a silent voice in her head. The pearls Anna wears, the violin for Ruth, the razor, the one thing each person fears, and the ruskala - the lake witch. Quinn's casting Jordan as a photographer is a master stroke, as back then, cameras did not lie (at least not too much!) and it aids Jordan as she builds her case. While there weren't any real surprises, (aside from the fictional lesbian episodes of the Night Witches), it was a well constructed story that kept you reading, even if you could guess what would happen next. Nina and Anna seem opposite sides of the same coin, but as Nina explains, the difference is that Anna kills because she enjoys it, while Nina seeks justice. Nina is probably the most complex character of the book, and well - drawn. The attention to detail in the book is remarkable - especially concerning firearms and airplanes. The negatives were few - it seemed unreal that 17-year-old Jordan, a sheltered girl of 1946, would be able to sense and piece together clues that escaped her father and the professionals tracking Die Jagerin. (One of the characters remarks on this). However, I've had that comment in my own books about my young heroines, though of a different century, so I give that a pass. It seemed a little odd that the Ian/Nina/Tony team were able to zero in so quickly on the antique shop in Boston, with only half a name, that Tony didn't ask Jordan more questions, and that Anna didn't simply kill Jordan when she had the chance. Nevertheless, it was a great story and recommended. ## Images ![The Huntress: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Z7f7PzHXL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Engrossing and hard to forget – not that I want to *by R***E on June 26, 2019* Review 5 stars From this novel’s opening with the Huntress deciding to move into the shadows, I was engrossed in the story, the characters, settings, the history and Kate Quinn’s writing. I was in awe of the writing throughout and discovered another wonderful author to follow. I could see everything unfold as we were introduced to the main players. The novel is told through the senses of three POVs – if you don’t count that brief tempting glimpse into the head of the Huntress in the Prologue. First, seventeen-year-old Jordan McBride who’s determined to become a photographer post-WWII and is inspired by the likes of Margaret Bourke-White – one of my heroines. She is pleased when her widowed father, who owns a Boston antiques shop, forms a relationship with Austrian widow Annelise Weber – but she is also suspicious. Suspicions that are heightened and dismissed or disproved but stirred up again. Then, in 1950s West Germany, the reader meets British war correspondent Ian Graham who has become a Nazi hunter, aided by Tony Rodomovky, a ‘Yank’ with Polish-Hungarian blood. But other people want to move on from focusing on Nazi crimes, especially the judges – the focus has shifted onto the ‘Commies’. However, for Ian, finding the elusive Huntress is personal – a reveal not rushed by the author. Finally, we are in harsh and remote Siberia, where my favourite character, Nina Markova needs to escape her father. Facing tough prospects if she remains, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment that wreaked havoc on the invading Germans. Friendships and more are forged amid a terrible struggle to survive a gritty and vicious war. The research for this character was impressive and I applaud Kate Quinn’s ability to blend fact with an emotional and riveting story. The focus is on the regiment, but Stalin’s cruel regime lurks in the shadows. Nina must manoeuvre between the two despotic forces and carve out a life – with a razor in her oversize boots. This book, those remarkable aviators, and this character propelled me down a ‘Night Witches rabbit hole’ – and added to my reading list. The three lives/plotlines gradually weave together, with their different timelines merging. The author doesn’t rush this process but crafts it with domino-events that build. I loved the use of drip reveals. Especially as to how Nina encounters Ian and Tony. Only one of those men is a Russian speaker, and that is a tasty device – one that had me re-reading parts of the book with a grin while writing this review. The novel uses its various settings from Siberia to Massachusetts to enhance the action and the characters. For instance, lakes play a central role for all three main characters. And to the Huntress whose haven was Lake Rusalka in Poland. But which of the well-portrayed characters will prove to be the rusalka – a lethal, malevolent water spirit? They are all intricate in their traits and their backstories, yet there are no road-hump info dumps. The detail was balanced, whether about the main or supporting cast. There was even a brief appearance by a character from ‘The Alice Network’ – although I hadn’t read Kate Quinn’s previous novel at the time. But I nodded when I met her again. Anyway, the plotlines in ‘The Huntress’ merge, building towards a confrontation that could go different ways – depending on how the complexity of the personalities impacts on events. Revenge can depend on experiences, on abilities. As can justice. So, what can happen and will it? A memorable ending is set up with care. Maybe, there was a dip before that point, and I wanted a faster resolution. Or was I sharing the frustration of being a Nazi hunter? Or do characters need spaces to build their futures? In summary, I enjoyed the clever plotlines, the complex characters, significant settings, excellent research and writing style so much I want more A book that’s hard to forget – not that I want to. In fact, I look forward to listening to the Audible version – now I've finished listening to the author's equally engrossing 'The Alice Network' and they share a superb narrator. Story – five stars Setting/World-building – five stars Characters – five stars Authenticity – five stars Structure – five stars Readability – five stars Editing – five stars ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great story of love, hardship, revenge and triumph *by M***S on October 5, 2020* ** WARNING SPOILERS** When you're a seventeen-year-old girl, your mother is dead, and your father brings home a new lady, your world can suddenly be unbalanced. "Who is she, Dad? " begins Kate Quinn's - and that question takes most of the book to answer on all different levels. Jordan McBride, a the teenage photographer into whose life Anna intrudes is a primary POV character, and the eyes through whom we see the United States portion of the story unfold. The new woman, Anneliese Weber aka Anna McBride is a complex character so expert at acting and deception that one wonders if she even knows the answer herself. On one level, cold and calculating, and on another sentimental. For me, it was obvious from the first two pages that she was Die Jagerin, The Huntress. This wasn't a mystery, but rather an unfolding. Quinn does a masterful job of moving back and forth in time between her present-day of the 1950s and the wartime. The backstory is given in flashback chapters that slowly unravel the puzzle of what happened - the prolog points to the murder of six Jewish children by a woman. She fed them, then she shot them. Another major POV character is Nina Borisovna Markova, a waif born to an alcoholic abuser in the wilds of Siberia, who becomes one of the Nachthexen, the Night Witches of the Soviet air force, bedeviling the Nazis. If you're unfamiliar with the Night Witches, it is worth reading up on them, but Quinn makes them come to life in a way you're unlikely to forget. Nina progresses from an unknown to a Lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union, until the denunciation of her father forces her to escape to the West. Quinn weaves in many devices and triggers through the story - Nina's father serves as a catalyst in her story arc, and motivation, a silent voice in her head. The pearls Anna wears, the violin for Ruth, the razor, the one thing each person fears, and the ruskala - the lake witch. Quinn's casting Jordan as a photographer is a master stroke, as back then, cameras did not lie (at least not too much!) and it aids Jordan as she builds her case. While there weren't any real surprises, (aside from the fictional lesbian episodes of the Night Witches), it was a well constructed story that kept you reading, even if you could guess what would happen next. Nina and Anna seem opposite sides of the same coin, but as Nina explains, the difference is that Anna kills because she enjoys it, while Nina seeks justice. Nina is probably the most complex character of the book, and well - drawn. The attention to detail in the book is remarkable - especially concerning firearms and airplanes. The negatives were few - it seemed unreal that 17-year-old Jordan, a sheltered girl of 1946, would be able to sense and piece together clues that escaped her father and the professionals tracking Die Jagerin. (One of the characters remarks on this). However, I've had that comment in my own books about my young heroines, though of a different century, so I give that a pass. It seemed a little odd that the Ian/Nina/Tony team were able to zero in so quickly on the antique shop in Boston, with only half a name, that Tony didn't ask Jordan more questions, and that Anna didn't simply kill Jordan when she had the chance. Nevertheless, it was a great story and recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Compulsively readable historical novel about women breaking the mold of what is expected of them *by B***E on May 20, 2019* Overall: I loved this book! An obsessively readable historical novel told in three storylines about courageous women who dare to break the mold of what is expected of them. I loved the characters, the story, learned a lot, and overall just great reading and could not put this down. Even better than The Alice Network. 9/10 The Good: This novel is told in three storylines and focused on the time before, during, and after WWII. At the center of “The Huntress” is Die Jägerin, a woman accused of committing unspeakable war crimes against children in Poland during World War II. The novel begins with this unnamed woman on the run, and then breaks into the different story lines. The three storyines are Nina, Jordan, and Ian. Nina Markova is a “Night Witch,” a famed group of all Russian female bomber pilots during WWII. Her storyline follows for the longest period of time and was my favorite. She is fierce, brace, unstoppable, and a true force to be reckoned with, absolutely loved her character. I did not know anything about the Night Witches so was entranced with this story from the beginning. Jordan McBride is an aspiring photographer living in Boston during the 1950s. Ian Graham is a former war correspondent that is obsessed with bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. The depth and development of all these characters is brilliant and Quinn does an even better job at interconnecting all three storylines. The author’s note at the end of the book does a great job detailing the many characters that are based on real people and the history behind it. I was very surprised at how many Nazi war criminals escaped to the United States after the war and were able to live in peace. Not only is Die Jägerin (The Huntress) based on real women, but so are the other characters and these are all areas of the war I knew little about. The Bad: Ian’s storyline was a bit weaker than the other two, but still positive and important in the development of the novel. Some may say the novel was a bit long (though I appreciated this because I did not want it to end) but after reading the author’s note, it made more sense why some details were expanded on more. Favorite Quotes: “Because we can keep on. Others, they try keeping on, they just...” she mimed an explosion. “It’s too much for them. They come to pieces. Not us. Hunters, they are different. We can’t stop. Not for bad sleep or parachute dreams or people who say we should want peace and babies instead. It’s a world full of mad wolves, and we hunt them til we die.” “He knows how to look. Really look, when a woman is talking.” “Ah.” Her stepmother sighed. “Some men ogle, some men look. The first makes us bristle, and the second makes us melt, and men are at an utter loss knowing the difference. But we do, and we know it at once.” “Building a generation is like building a wall—one good well-made brick at a time, one good well-made child at a time. Enough good bricks, you have a good wall. 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