THE BASIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TV SENSATION BABYLON BERLIN Book 2 of the international bestselling Gereon Rath series
March 1930: The film business is changing. Talkies are taking over the silver screen and many producers, cinema owners, and silent movie stars are falling by the wayside. Celebrated actress Betty Winter is hit by a spotlight while on set for a talkie. At first it looks like an accident. But Superintendent Gereon Rath finds clues that point to murder. While his colleagues suspect the absconded lighting technician, Rath's investigations take him in a completely different direction - and he is soon left on his own.
Volker Kutscher follows on seamlessly from his bestseller Babylon Berlin and brings 1930s Berlin back to life again in a complex and gripping mystery. He draws readers back into an era that is much closer to the present day than they might expect.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 448 pages
ISBN-10: 125018701X
Item Weight: 1.0 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.1 x 8.2 inches
"An atmospheric and immersive thriller." --The Sunday Herald "Set in atmospheric 1930s Berlin where a maverick detective is hunting a serial killer The Silent Death, like its predecessor, Babylon Berlin, owes much to its author's commitment to historical accuracy and the cynical feel of the times." --Peter James, internationally bestselling author of the Roy Grace Detective series
Praise for Babylon Berlin:
"Germany's Babylon Berlin crime series is like 'Cabaret' on cocaine." --NPR, All Things Considered
Kutscher keeps the surprises coming and doesn't flinch at making his lead morally compromised."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The first in a series that's been wildly popular in Germany is an excellent police procedural that cleverly captures the dark and dangerous period of the Weimer Republic before it slides into the ultimate evil of Nazism."--Kirkus Reviews Praise for Volker Kutscher's Babylon Berlin
"The first in a series that's been wildly popular in Germany is an excellent police procedural that cleverly captures the dark and dangerous period of the Weimer Republic before it slides into the ultimate evil of Nazism."--Kirkus Reviews
"James Ellroy fans will welcome Kutscher's first novel and series launch, a fast-paced blend of murder and corruption sent in 1929 Berlin. Kutscher keeps the surprises coming and doesn't flinch at making his lead morally compromised."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Conjures up the dangerous decadence of the Weimar years, with blood on the Berlin streets and the Nazis lurking menacingly in the wings."--The Sunday Times (London)
"Gereon's inquiries drag him through the mire of Berlin's underworld and the chaos of the politics of the period. Riveting and atmospheric."--Library Journal
"Gripping evocative thriller set in Berlin's seedy underworld during the roaring twenties. A massive hit in its native Germany, Volker Kutscher's series, centered on Detective Inspector Gereon Rath, is currently being filmed for television."--Mail on Sunday (London)
VOLKER KUTSCHER was born in 1962. Before writing his first crime novel, he worked as the editor of a daily newspaper. Today he works as a writer in Cologne. Kutscher's novels have been published in many countries and Babylon Berlin has been adapted as a 12-part TV miniseries by Tom Tykwer (director of Cloud Atlas and The International).
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