A Death in Berlin

SPRING 1940. GERMANY IS AT WAR. HITLER IS PREPARING TO UNLEASH THE BLITZKRIEG. IN BERLIN, WHERE EVIL FLOURISHES, MURDERERS FEAR NO ONE. When the owner of a nightclub is ambushed and gunned down in an alley, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke faces a challenging investigation. The dead man is no innocent victim: he was a known gangster. As further murders follow, it becomes clear that the mobsters running Berlin''s two most brutal crime rings are locked in a desperate struggle for control. In the murky underworld of Berlin''s criminal gangs Schenke discovers new enemies just as ruthless as the monsters who control the Nazi regime. And Schenke''s principles may have to be sacrificed to protect those closest to him. One false step, one careless word out of place, and the consequences will be fatal... The stunning new Criminal Inspector Schenke thriller from the author of Blackout and Dead of Night.

Préface

A gripping and terrifying Second World War thriller from the author of BLACKOUT. Hitler is preparing to unleash the Blitzkrieg. In Berlin, where evil flourishes, murderers fear no one . . .

A CRIMINAL INSPECTOR SCHENKE THRILLER

Auteur

Simon Scarrow's Roman soldier heroes Cato and Macro first appeared in 2000 in Under The Eagle, and have subsequently fought their way through over twenty novels, including Rebellion, Death to the Emperor and *Centurion.

• Simon is the author of many other acclaimed novels, from the Criminal Inspector Schenke thrillers set in Berlin during the Second World War to a quartet of novels about Wellington and Napoleon; from Sword & Scimitar, an historical drama based on the 1565 Siege of Malta, to Hearts of Stone, a story of Greek Resistance fighters, again in the Second World War. He has also written with co-authors to create Pirata, Invader and Arena, set in the Roman era, and Playing with Death, a contemporary thriller.

Simon can be found on Facebook: /OfficialSimonScarrow and X: @SimonScarrow.