Dead of Night
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BERLIN. JANUARY 1941. Evil cannot bring about good . . . After Germany's invasion of Poland, the world is holding its breath and hoping for peace. At home, the Nazi Party's hold on power is absolute. One freezing night, an SS doctor and his wife return from an evening mingling with their fellow Nazis at the concert hall. By the time the sun rises, the doctor will be lying lifeless in a pool of blood. Was it murder or suicide? Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke is told that under no circumstances should he investigate. The doctor's widow, however, is convinced her husband was the target of a hit. But why would anyone murder an apparently obscure doctor? Compelled to dig deeper, Schenke learns of the mysterious death of a child. The cases seem unconnected, but soon chilling links begin to emerge that point to a terrifying secret. Even in times of war, under a ruthless regime, there are places in hell no man should ever enter. And Schenke fears he may not return alive . . . Readers raved about BLACKOUT - Simon Scarrow's first Berlin Wartime Thriller 'Taut and chilling - I was completely gripped' Anthony Horowitz 'A terrific depiction of the human world within the chilling world of the Third Reich' Peter James 'Mesmerising. Nail-biting. Unputdownable' Damien Lewis
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2 primary books#2 in Berlin Wartime Thriller
Berlin Wartime Thriller is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Simon Scarrow.
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Guess what? I only went and did it again, started a series out of sequence. I only skipped one book though, so all is not lost. And as this one was so unbelievably good, it won't be long until I circle back to the first one in the series.
So, back to Dead of Night. This folks, is historical crime fiction at its very best, blending as it does, fact and fiction.
Berlin is the location. 1940 is the year. War rages on. It is winter. Food is rationed. Fuel for fires is scarce. Life is hard for some, harder still if you are Jewish.
It is against this backdrop that we meet Inspector Horst Schenke, who finds himself being warned off when he investigates the death of a doctor, a case that has already been written up as a suicide. A parallel investigation into the deaths of children at a clinic, lead to links to the deceased doctor, further warnings, and unsavoury discoveries. Does he heed the warnings, or does he keep digging? 🤐
Dead of Night is a fast paced, action packed, emotive thriller that will excite you and tug at your heartstrings in equal measure. I look forward to continuing this series.