Under Fire For Servia

In the fever‑ish summer of 1914, the border town of Semlin teeters on the edge of war, its streets flooded with refugees and tangled in diplomatic tension. Dick Warner, a determined American teen whose father’s death left his family penniless, storms into the consul’s office with a single purpose: to expose the deceptive merchant Michael Hallo and secure a place for himself and his sister. As the young man navigates bureaucratic indifference and the shadow of an impending conflict, he discovers that personal vendettas can become entangled with the larger forces threatening Europe.

The novel follows Dick’s gritty investigation through cramped consular rooms, bustling markets, and secretive alleys, painting a vivid portrait of a world on the brink. While alliances shift and the pressure on the Austro‑Hungarian front mounts, Dick’s resolve and quick thinking turn every encounter into a precarious dance of danger and hope. Listeners will feel the pulse of early‑twentieth‑century intrigue as a youthful spirit challenges both crooks and the looming specter of war.