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A Death in Berlin: A gripping new World War 2 thriller from the bestselling author
Simon Scarrow
c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Thriller / suspense
A gripping and terrifying thriller set in Second World War Berlin. The Nazis have absolute power. Can ordinary people hope for justice when terrible crimes are committed?
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 Fuhrer, 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.
Praise for A Death in Berlin: A gripping new World War 2 thriller from the bestselling author
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Acclaim for the 'CI Schenke novels': 'A chilling and accomplished historical thriller - Vaseem Khan
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Compelling, atmospheric - Steve Cavanagh
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Terrifyingly believable - Owen Matthews
Simon Scarrow
Simon Scarrow is the acclaimed author of multiple Sunday Times bestsellers, including Revenge of Rome and The Gladiator.
He is also the author of many other acclaimed novels including the Sunday Times bestseller A Death in Berlin, and a quartet of bestselling novels about Wellington and Napoleon. With T. J. Andrews he has co-written Warrior, focusing on the rebel chief Caratacus, and Arena, following the career of a gladiator hero, and more.
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