Nightfall Berlin

Critics Review

• A fine book this, for those who enjoy vintage Le Carre

  Ian Rankin

• Moskva was one of the most impressive spy thrillers of 2016 . . . Nightfall Berlin is even better. Grimwood’s portrayal of dark and frightening East Berlin is excellent and he is skilful at describing the politics of espionage

  The Times

• A gripping Cold War tale that manages to be original as well as give a nod to classic John Le Carre

  The Sun

• The atmosphere and tension perfectly pitched this excellent Cold War thriller with memorable well-drawn characters is compulsive reading

  Choice Magazine

• A twisty tale of Cold War conflict, which sees tormented intelligence officer Tom Fox caught up in a dark story of establishment lies and long-buried secrets

  The Independent

• A book that pulls you in, teaches you something and gives you a protagonist you can’t get enough of … If you liked Ian McEwan’s The Innocent, you’ll love this evocation of Berlin at the other end of the Cold War

  The Pool

• The new Le Carre . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember

  BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show

• Nightfall Berlin is just fabulous. So atmospheric, so elegantly written. The character, Major Tom Fox is intriguing… like Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch, or like early le Carre. I really recommend it. I just disappeared into it totally.

  Marian Keyes

• A gripping Cold War thriller where life hangs by a thread. Dark secrets from the lawless rubble of WW2 threaten world peace and the family of British spy Tom Fox. After the success of Moskva, Grimwood works his magic on the grey but edgy streets of East Berlin. A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted.

  David Young, author of Stasi Child

• Spring’s best thriller

  Observer

• Note-perfect … Jack Grimwood is about to become your new favourite thriller writer

  Independent

• An extraordinarily atmospheric and immersive read … escapism at its best

  Good Housekeeping

• The rejuvenation of the espionage thriller continues apace with Nightfall Berlin

  Guardian

• The thriller of the summer … Grimwood raises the stakes in this dark, twisty tale of Cold War conflict

  iPaper

• The superior spy thriller of the year. Le Carré fans will be delighted

  Amanda Craig

• If you love thrillers Jack Grimwood is the name you need to remember...

  BBC Radio 2, Sara Cox Show

• Mesmerising, surefooted, vividly realised . . . something special in the arena of international thrillers

  Financial Times

• A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist

  author of The Straw Men

• Even better than Child 44 . . . A blizzard of exciting set pieces, superbly realized

  Daily Telegraph

• Grimwood is a damned fine writer

  Independent

• The writing is elegant, the dialogue razor sharp, the characters drawn economically but effectively, and the action is unrelenting

  SciFi Now

• Conjures up the city so vividly that you can almost touch the place

  SFX