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Straight Into Darkness
Straight Into Darkness
Author: Faye Kellerman
Lustmord: The joy of murder. — The terrifying concept seems apt for the slaying of a young society wife dumped in the vast English Garden in 1929 Munich. Homicide inspector Axel Berg is horrified by the crime and disturbed by the artful arrangement of the victim's clothes and hair - a madman's portrait of death. Berg's superiors demand a quick ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780446616959
ISBN-10: 0446616958
Pages: 510
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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teacup49 avatar reviewed Straight Into Darkness on + 72 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
First book by Faye Kellerman I've read, but this is an excellent mystery and also an excellent history of Germany during the early 30's during Hitlers rise to power. I highly recommend it.
punkinema avatar reviewed Straight Into Darkness on + 305 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is not your usual Faye Kellerman book....the characters you know are not present. The novel takes place in 1929 in Munich; a dark period of German history. There is a serial killer in the city and Inspector Berg is assigned to find him. His life, as he knows it, will forever be changed. Very good book.
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cozymysterylady avatar reviewed Straight Into Darkness on
The title, Straight into Darkness, is very appropriate. The period od the late 1920's in Germany was a dark time for all who lived there. I found myself being drawn into the book and having a hard time putting it down. Faye Kellerman is a wonderful auther.
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Excellent mystery mixing Nazi's and murders.
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Kellerman is a master story teller. It is 1929 in Munich, Germany, a period between the Great Wars. Kellerman says this book is a personal journey for her: a way to connect with her father who came from Germany. It is a pageturner that makes you feel you are with Policeman Berg as he trys to find a serial killer.
earlsgirl avatar reviewed Straight Into Darkness on + 188 more book reviews
Excellent!!! Quoting the author, "a work born of my passionate desire to connect to a hidden part of my father's life. Set between the two world wars in a city that nurtured the ultimate serial killer, the book is my attempt to understand the inconceivable." From the back cover, "This extraordinary book combines authentic social history with a first-rate murder mystery."


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