A World War II novel inspired by actual events
 
Spanning Nazi-occupied Lithuania, Soviet labor camps, and the refugee corridors of wartime Europe, From Malice to Ashes traces the interwoven fates of three families caught between two totalitarian regimes.
At its center is Olek Kosmen, a young Jewish man who becomes an unwitting chronicler of the Ponary massacre—one of the Holocaust’s least-known mass executions. As he hides a wounded child and risks discovery, his fiancée flees to Sweden, while her parents are deported to Siberia. Their stories converge in a harrowing yet redemptive narrative of exile, resistance, and resilience.
Inspired by true events, Gary W. Toyn’s novel offers an unflinching portrait of survival under dueling genocides. With lyrical detail and moral gravity, From Malice to Ashes: Forest of No Mercy illuminates a little-known chapter of WWII history, asking what remains when the world burns—and who lives to bear witness.

Perfect for fans of "We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter," and "Vienna on Fire" by Don Gabor