Gratification Zero synopsis (second story of a trilogy, following Samoa Detachment)

40,000 words

This story is about revenge. It is set in the Second World War. The lead character is called Molly Dundas, and she is an Austrian police officer. A future member of the SS in Vienna murders Molly's fiancé in a political street fight. The German invasion of Austria in March 1938 stops Molly's murder investigation.

Molly continues the investigation through a journey into alcoholism. Boris, who is a shady British Secret Service agent, and a friend of Molly's father, helps her. Molly does not have a good relationship with her father. We follow Molly's private war with alcoholism and revenge against her fiancé's murderer into a world war.