Andrew A Kozelka

The Krakow Messenger Andrew A Kozelka

It is 1862. Young Count Adam Grabowksi journeys to his native Poland for the first time, to fight in the insurrection against the Russian Empire. Entrusted with a mission by the secret government's leader Stefan Bobrowski, he soon finds himself entangled between the "Red" and "White" factions of the Polish resistance. One of five finalists for the Kirkus Review Literary Award, short-listed for the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Prize, and based on a true story, The Krakow Messenger is a searing novel of war, espionage, and the Code of Honor. The cover features "Insurgent, 1863" by Maksymilian Gierymski, The National Museum in Warsaw, Poland.