Insult and Revenge: a Novel

History Professor Walter G. Douglas, working on his doctoral dissertation discovers his grandparent's involvement in a long and bloody family feud that plagued them in communist Eastern Europe and resurfaced in America. Through Professor Douglas unbiased narrative, unfolds the story of Victor Doczy, a Hungarian born engineer and his wife, Linda. They must persevere against ruthless vengeance, deportations, terror and false imprisonment. Delicately accurate historical details underline vicious cycles of success and defeat, a hard working individual against a relentless archenemy that switches identities. Will his wife be there when he needs her? Will she remain true when fate separates them for years? Will Victor ever reconcile his heritage and have the courage to put an end to the fight?The struggle between good and evil does not respect national boundaries or ethnicity; it has no political affiliations. The past will come back and haunt us regardless of our accepting or denying it. Recent upheavals have proven that memories soaked in blood never go away and will surface in far more vicious forms when opportunities arise.