The Kaiser's Last Kiss

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The Kaiser's Last Kiss (ISBN 0007124473) is a 2004 novel written by Alan Judd.

Plot

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It is 1940 and Martin Krebbs, a young SS officer, is sent to guard the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II as the German Army advances into Holland. While there, he falls for Akki, an undercover British agent posing as a maid, who has been sent to assess the Kaiser's feelings about the war and his possible willingness to defect to Britain.

As the story unfolds, and through conversations with both the Kaiser and Akki (who Krebbs discovers is Jewish), and a visit from Heinrich Himmler, Krebbs begins to discover some uncomfortable truths about the Nazis, forcing him to question the things he has been taught. Then, when Akki's true identity is in danger of being exposed, Krebbs must choose between his duty to the Third Reich and his feelings for the woman he loves.