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Berlin
Berlin
Author: Pierre Frei
Berlin, 1945, American Sector. Ben, 15, aspiring black marketeer, finds the body of a young, blonde, German woman on the line at Uncle Tom's Cabin subway station. She has been sexually abused and strangled with a chain. Inspector Dietrich is quickly brought in, along with his American counterpart in the Military Police, John Ashburner. But as th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781843544104
ISBN-10: 1843544105
Publication Date: 9/15/2005
Pages: 400
Edition: Export and Airside E
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Publisher: Atlantic Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Another reviewer used the term "disturbingly convincing" and I would agree. This is a grim novel with its tale of Berliners in the pre and post-war era. It is for readers with strong stomachs, but then that was life in this era. Quite a good read. Right up there with Philip Kerr, and Alan Furst, though the author is of the WWII generation. One wonders what stories are his own memories in this novel.
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