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Dead of Night
CI Schenke (Related to this series)
- Author
- Simon Scarrow
- Narrator
- Simon Mattacks
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
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 . . .
Rave reviews for 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
(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Critics Review
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A compelling, atmospheric page-turner
Steve Cavanagh
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Gripping and compelling . . . balances immersive historical scene-setting with masterful plotting
Dan Jones
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A superb thriller with all the elements that make for a seriously gripping story - an outsider hero in jeopardy, a world of brooding danger, and an entirely, terrifyingly believable denouement
Owen Matthews
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A chilling and accomplished historical thriller
Vaseem Khan
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An absolute stone-cold page-turner
S. G. MacLean
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'Scarrow's second World War Two thriller is a tense and fast-paced tale rich in period atmosphere'
The Sun
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The moral ambiguity gives it a very especial edge. It is a tense, fast-moving story with plenty of action, culminating in a vividly described shoot-out
Historical Novel Review
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Scarrow has alighted on an aspect of Nazi policy that certainly deserves to be better known
The Times
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
The second in the Berlin series with Inspector Schenke &Co. and I thought it was another good story with an interesting band of characters and a worthy plot full of the usual sinister suspects including Heydrich.
I hope Simon Scarrow continues with this seriesLazloWoodbine 2024-07-08 -
5.0 5.0
Most believable story, full of intrigue, dark moments and just a glimmer of hope for the future of the German people. Totally believable story expertly narrated and draws one into the plot from the very beginning.
Geoff Miles 2023-09-28
Details
- Author
- Simon Scarrow
- Narrator
- Simon Mattacks
- Duration
- 10 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2023
- ISBN
- 9781472258687
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
The stunning new thriller set in wartime Berlin from the author of Blackout.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 . . .Rave reviews for 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 (P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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