5* Rating. "The Girl from Krakow" was very good. Its sequel is amazing! "In the Shadows of Enigma" was one of the most riveting and suspenseful novels I've ever read. Both the writing style and story telling abilities of Alex Rosenberg, though excellent in each of his previous works, keeps getting better and better. I'm glad I read "The Girl from Krakow" first, still, the way in which Rosenberg weaves the earlier events into the rapidly moving plot of Enigma is smooth and skillful. Without a doubt this book will enthrall many readers for many years to come. I highly recommend it. ~ Dan DeSantis, Amazon

I enjoyed In The Shadows Of Enigma. I read The Girl From Krakow and was pleased to see there was a sequel. The story was well written and kept my interest. Many thanks. ~ Teresa Waldow (Reviewer), NetGalley

Rosenberg expertly weaves together a complex plot involving its many characters and locations. During the years through which the story moves, many historical events are carefully included, such as the Hungarian uprising against the Russians, the Suez Canal conflict, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, which add an element of authenticity to the well-crafted plot. Inclusive of wartime flashbacks, the plots and the characters cross paths repeatedly, but never confusingly, and their interspersed timelines develop excellent suspense to the story. Thus, and in conclusion, the characters here were all rather intriguing and well fleshed out, their lives and pulse-rousing predicaments enough to have you page-turning, which makes this a great spy novel for all fans of the genre and ilk. Full Review: https://annecarlini.com/ex_books.php?id=238 ~ Exclusive Magazine, Review

The novel expertly weaves together a complex plot involving its many characters and locations. During the years through which the story moves, many historical events are carefully included, such as the Hungarian uprising against the Russians, the Suez Canal conflict, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, which add an element of authenticity to the plot. The characters cross paths repeatedly, but never confusingly, and their interspersed timelines develop excellent suspense to the story. In The Shadows Of Enigma is very enjoyable. ~ Midwest book reviews, Review

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. A brilliant novel with a seamless blend of fact and fiction. The truth behind the breaking of the Enigma Code had, eventually, to be made public and the characters in this novel provided a good insight into the espionage of the nations involved. The character of Rita showed her as a young, intelligent, independent and resourceful woman and her fight for survival putting aside the horrors of her past. I found the novel compulsive reading and a ‘sit on the edge of your seat’ ending. For those who enjoy espionage thrillers, this should certainly be amongst those at the top of their reading list. I loved it. ~ Jill Walker (Reviewer) , NetGalley

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. I love a great WW2 or cold war story, it was kind of both. A mention of Bletchley Park and I am sold:-). The plot was fascinating, the characters felt interesting. The book is a good mixture of fiction and non-fiction, a well-written reminder of how lives were changed from one day to the next, sometimes mutiple times in a few months or a year, and that after the war you could never be really sure who the person was standing in front of you. Don't ask so you won't be asked. Don't judge so you won't be judged. These very simple rules could help heal people and this is what we are witnessing through the first 200 or so pages. And then the past catches up and things are changing again, this time driven by past revenges and cold war rules................................ in terms of new approaches to an old topic, this book ranks pretty high. ~ Katalin Dr Agoston (Reviewer) , NetGalley

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. This book attracted me because of the title. I was not disappointed, on the contrary, although the book was far more different that I thought it would be. The emphasis is mainly on Rita’s life, starting in 1948, although we learn a lot about her earlier life as she is frequently looking back. And Rita has a lot to look back on. Inexplicably, when living in Poland with her husband and her young son, she narrowly escapes being put on a transport to an extermination camp...................I just loved this beautifully written story which gives a fascinating insight in the lives of people in those difficult times after the war......... ~ Jannelies Smit (Reviewer), NetGalley

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. This imaginative narrative about a woman’s decades long struggle with World War II secrets is an engaging compilation of the many consequences suffered by that war’s survivors......The novel expertly weaves together a complex plot involving its many characters and locations. During the years through which the story moves, many historical events are carefully included, such as the Hungarian uprising against the Russians, the Suez Canal conflict, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, which add an element of authenticity to the plot. The characters cross paths repeatedly, but never confusingly, and their interspersed time lines develop an excellent suspense to the story.........On account of its story and suspense, In The Shadows Of Enigma is very enjoyable. ~ Mark Zvonkovic (Reviewer), NetGalley

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. I'd read The Girl from Krakow so was looking forward to reading another of Rosenberg's book with eager anticipation and I was not disappointed. Firstly, the quality of the writing style was reliably exquisite and I enjoyed reading the words, as much as the story. The story itself was a fascinating insight into the unique challenges of life in post-war Germany from the perspective of Rita, a victim/survivor and a woman. These identities were explored through experiences of her world-wide travel in attempts to escape the past, only to discover that the past cannot be avoided, or hidden from. I particularly liked the way that Rita was written as having immense agency at a time when women's lives (especially in Australia) were generally perceived to have very limited value beyond breeding and house-keeping. Through her quiet persistence and determination, Rita sloughs off whatever holds her back, whilst never really being overtly confrontational or aggressive. There is a theme of leaving, sacrifice and returning that is woven through the novel. I was gripped from beginning to end and only mildly disappointed the 'return' at the end left me with a sense that it was slightly unfinished. But that is personal, and my enjoying was undiminished by this. I can thoroughly recommend ~ Kate Kennett (Reviewer), NetGalley