I honestly cannot summarize this title in my own words, so please refer to the publisher's summary on any platform where this title is available. It was very... complicated. There were a lot of characters and a "present" day plus past (WWII) storyline that converged in the present day (1999). It was challenging to follow as several of the names were just enough the same that I kept having to go backward to remind myself who was who, specifically in the WWII storyline. Muddying the waters a bit was how the 1999 storyline started, as, in the end, it was unnecessary, and I didn't think it had much to do with the overall story. My rating for this title is more for the ambitious nature of the complicated storyline than for how much I liked it. I was relieved to be done with it, and I'm hopeful this title is a one-off in the series regarding my enjoyment - or lack thereof, of it.