Devin Murphy
2 SeriesDevin Murphy is a bestselling American author known for his historical and literary fiction novels. His work has been featured in over sixty publications, including The Missouri Review, Glimmer Train, and Confrontation. He also serves as an Associate Professor at Bradley University and resides in Chicago, Illinois, with his family.
In Devin Murphy's "The Boat Runner," fourteen-year-old Jacob Koopman and his older brother, Edwin, enjoy a prosperous life in their small Dutch town until the onset of World War II in 1939. Their father sends them to a Hitler Youth Camp to secure German business for the family's lightbulb factory, thrusting them into the conflict. As war erupts, Jacob's life descends into chaos, leading him through the forests of France, the stormy beaches of England, and into the secret missions of the German Navy. Over four years, Jacob faces a profound moral dilemma that alters his life's mission forever.
