The Forgotten Mission: A World War II Cold-Case Mystery

The Strong Women / Mitchell Pappas Mystery #1

by Gus Leodas

A WWII cold-case mystery.
What was the deadly secret of Shuller's Land? The last crop on the Long Island farm was planted in 1942, the year the land died from the horror of that one long night.
Decades later, the abandoned weathered barn that leaned precariously from old age still waited for a strong wind to complete the collapse before someone discovered its horrible secret.
Investigator Mitchell Pappas found artifacts at the farm belonging to World War II German spies. So began his mission to unravel the mystery of the forgotten farm and the disappearance of the spies and the farmer's teenage daughter, Melissa.

Genres: Mystery

312 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2006

About the author

Member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and Directors Guild of America.
Five of my novels have reached Best Seller levels at Amazon.
All my novels feature strong good women and strong evil women.
And as Aristophanes wrote: 'There is no animal more invincible than a woman, nor fire either, nor any wildcat so ruthless.' You will either love or hate my 'women', but they will entertain you with their intriguing page turning plots.
Graduate of New York University, I owned an advertising creative service in Midtown New York City that specialized in television commercials for many years. I received about four dozen awards.

Reviews

[Lori Henrich · Rating 3 out of 5]

While working in a secluded house so he can finish writing his next book, Mitchell Pappas discovers that there might be a mystery right under his nose. He finds a truck in a gully with a German Luger in it and a dagger and wallet in the barn. When he isn't writing his mind goes to trying to figure out what happened on the Schuller Land and if there is mystery here to solve.

This was just okay for me. I am not sure why I didn't like it more. Not sure if it was the style of writing or the characters. It just didn't strike a chord with me. Maybe the story lacked something. Just not sure.

[Louise Hathaway · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this intriguing mystery. I loved the idea of a writer renting a secluded hideaway and then discovering a German Luger, Nazi military identification papers, and the story of a mysterious girl who once lived there; then vanished from the land, not wanting to be found. What is the secret she's hiding? You'll have to read this well-written mystery to find out.

[Marie Benetos · Rating 5 out of 5]

An intelligent story filled with mystery and intrigue. Couldn't put the book down till the last word.
A book well worth reading. Look forward to reading more books by Gus Leodas.
The Forgotten Mission would also make a great screenplay.

[Mike akridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth the time.

Good plot. Enjoyable read. Some sections were stressful, and some simply didn't seem believable. Great ending where all ends well.

[Sandy Clayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read!!

This story was amazing! Many twists and turns! The characters felt real as well as the secret. I loved every word!

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book. Different kind of book for me.