Barrack Five

Winner of the 2021 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal for Short Stories. The ghosts of the past don’t always stay silent... When Vilém Rehor takes a security job at a former concentration camp, he assumes it will be dreary, but uneventful. But when someone starts carving their name onto the walls of Barrack Five, his supposedly boring job becomes more than he bargained for. Though he tries to catch the vandal, Vilém can’t figure out how they’re making their marks—he never sees anyone, but that doesn’t mean he’s alone... As he delves deeper into the mystery of the vandal, he realizes that the Holocaust isn’t over for everyone. The spirit of a girl long gone reveals herself, desperate to be heard. Can Vilém help this restless soul? Barrack Five is a heartbreaking work of historical fiction.