The Hindenburg, pride of Germany, mysteriously exploded on arrival in the US in 1936. Goering pronounced the disaster an 'accident'. However, rumours soon circulated that it was sabotage. But by whom and why? And why were 28 of the survivors declared dead by the Nazi authorities?
Birger Lund is one of the horrifically burnt survivors. But like the phoenix from the ashes, he rises from the dead with a new identity. With no future until he confronts his past, he begins a trek across post-war Germany in search of the truth about the crash. His journey leads him to a remote island the home of the last pilot on the Hindenburg. There, the islanders appear not to have accepted the end of the war, and are determined to protect - with violence, if necessary - any secrets the pilot may have...