Deliver the ashes. Collect a fortune... It seems simple enough. Ex-con Marek Zemple must deliver the cremated remains of Oskar Potacki to a village deep inside 1939 Poland. In return, he will inherit a fortune. For Marek, this is an opportunity to start over and forget a past which torments him, but he discovers that Oskar's last request is anything but simple. Invading Nazis, an alluring Polish singer, and a conniving General all have their own agendas, and Marek must use everything in his power to stay alive. The inheritance sets into motion a plot thought out years before during the Polish revolution of 1920. Marek must somehow avoid being crushed between two colliding nations while coming to grips with his haunted past. At the center of it all is the Polish singer, dangerous and beautiful. She will either destroy him or be his salvation. It will take persistence and sheer toughness to survive, right an old injustice, and collect what he is due. Will the struggle be worth it in the end? A journey that begins on the shores of Lake Michigan in the 1920's and progresses into pre-war Europe, Oskar's Garden blows the cobwebs off forgotten bits of history the entire way. Readers will discover the Blue Army, a heroic Polish/American fighting force trained in Canada. A chilling trip through Nazi Germany with glimpses of Old Krakow and the Polish countryside keep the story vivid and entertaining. Impossible to predict, this book is anything but ordinary. Hidden inside the book's core is a romantic novel, but Oskar's Garden is brimming with so much more. Well-developed characters, gut-pounding action, suspense, and dramatic historical settings keep a reader cheering for Marek from beginning to end.