The File by Gary Born

Sara West is a beautiful 28-year-old graduate student on a scientific expedition in Africa — who stumbles upon a cache of WWII Nazi files in the wreck of a German bomber hidden in the jungle. The files reveal the location of a multibillion-dollar war chest, secretly deposited by the Nazis in numbered Swiss bank accounts at the end of WWII. The story that follows is a nail-biting thriller, with a captivating heroine who is pursued across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe by relentless Russian and American hitmen.

With two dangerous men — and their teams of hit men — on her trail, will Sara be able to escape the jungle alive?

Review

‘The File’ is an adventurous read that is packed full of action and intrigue that was reminiscent of Wilbur Smith. The premise of lost Nazi documents, chases around the world and the secretive world of Swiss banking made this an appealing read. Add in a bit of romance it was an interesting narrative!

Sara West is a postgraduate botanist, deep in the African jungle when one of their guides finds a crashed plane dating from WW2. In the plane, they find a cache of documents with Nazi insignia that shows where a huge war chest was hidden, along with a list of supporters around the world. Two rivals parties want their hands on those documents and Sara ends up fleeing into the jungle to escape her pursuers.

This was a book of two halves - the first being the jungle escape and then the resulting actions. I really enjoyed the two separate parts but I did feel that certain sections could have pulled on the heart strings a bit more. Also, the resolution could have been teased out as it felt a tad rushed. This was a book packed full of action from the get-go and I flew through it in a couple of sittings. It was a fun and easy read and I can see it will appeal to a lot of readers.

Let me know if you pick this one up!