Recompense

Of all the heroes who contributed to the defeat of the Japanese in World War II, none remain as shrouded in mysteryâ€"still to this dayâ€"as the Coastwatchers. Born of a rag-tag group of observers and informants living throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the many island chains of the South Pacific, the Coastwatchers were comprised of ordinary people who risked capture, torture, and death to uncover and relay vital information of the enemy to the authorities.

Against this backdrop of conflict, intrigue, and secrecy, Russ Hamachek has framed a poignant story of a son’s love for a father lost. His youth and passion prompt him to make a tragic decision, plunging him into danger and disgrace, and taking the reader on a roller-coaster ride of emotion and suspense that continues until the very last page.

With its fast-paced dialogue (including Aussie rhyming slang), fully drawn characters, rousing battle scenes, and riveting courtroom drama, Recompense gives an eye-opening and thrilling glimpse into the lives of real-life heroes who fought and won the war in the Pacific.