Berlin
A Thriller
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On Sale:
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02/11/2006
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Formats:
Trade paperback
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The war may be over but the killing goes on. It is Berlin, 1945, and the
uneasy peace between the occupying Americans and the vanquished Germans is
tested once again by the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman near
the Yanks’ “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” military station. American captain John Ashburner
and German detective Klaus Dietrich quickly realize that to solve this brutal
killing—now just the first salvo in what is becoming a mass-murder spree of
pretty young women—they must join forces.
Against the backdrop of a city
struggling to come to terms with the horrors of World War II, Berlin is an
atmospheric whodunit of intertwined dramas, of
people whose past overwhelms their present. Already a bestseller in Germany, and
translated into eight languages, Berlin is a potent mix of fast-paced crime
thriller, powerful love story and a compelling portrait of the legacy of war
that satisfies on every level.
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