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A death in Berlin

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Spring 1940. Germany is at war. Hitler is preparing to unleash the Blitzkrieg. When the owner of a nightclub is ambushed and gunned down in an alley, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke faces a challenging investigation. The dead man is no innocent victim: he was a known gangster. As further murders follow, it becomes clear that the mobsters running Berlin’s two most brutal crime rings are locked in a desperate struggle for control. In the murky underworld of Berlin’s criminal gangs Schenke discovers new enemies just as ruthless as the monsters who control the Nazi regime. And Schenke’s principles may have to be sacrificed to protect those closest to him. One false step, one careless word out of place, and the consequences will be fatal.

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!

Berlin. May 1940. As Hitler prepares to invade Western Europe, there is bloodshed closer to home

Scarrow’s Berlin is sharply drawn with closely observed detail, a place that reeks of threat and fear – and not just from the Gestapo’ Financial Times

CI Horst Schenke is an investigator with the Kripo unit. Powerless against the consequences of the war, he fights to keep criminals off his patch. But with doubts growing about his loyalty to the Nazi regime, he is walking a tightrope. If his relationship with a Jewish woman is exposed, a dreadful fate awaits.

Berlin’s gangsters run their crime rings with impunity. Decadent senior Nazis protect them. Schenke is different. He won’t turn a blind eye when innocents are caught in the crossfire between warring gangs. But dangerous enemies know everything about him. They will do whatever it takes to bend him to their will . . .

From the seedy wartime nightlife scene to aristocratic homes frequented by the Führer, as the distant war spirals ever closer, A Death in Berlin conveys the horror and banality of evil – and the terrible danger for those who dare stand against it.

The stunning new Berlin wartime thriller from the author of Blackout and Dead of Night.

Additional information

Weight 0.613 kg
Dimensions 23.8 × 16.2 × 3.6 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

385

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K