Berlin: A Novel

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Synopsis
Set in a devastated Berlin one month after the close of the Second World War, Berlin is a page-turner and an intimate portrait of Germany before, during, and after the war. Occupied Berlin, American sector, 1945: Ben, a German boy retrieving cigarette butts to repackage and sell on the black market, discovers the body of a beautiful young woman in a subway station. Blonde and blue-eyed, she has been sexually assaulted and strangled with a chain. In the scramble to identify the body, the victim is mistaken for an American and a local investigation becomes a matter for the U.S. Military Police. Captain John Ashburner and Inspector Klaus Dietrich realize quickly that to solve this apparently motiveless murder they will have to work together. When the bodies of other young women are discovered it becomes clear that this is no isolated act of violence.
Copyright:
2005

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
425 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780802118325
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Anthea Bell
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:
Jamie Yates
Proofread By:
David H. Carter
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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This book describes Germany immediately after the fall of the third Reich, with it's poverty, regular German citizen accepting defeat, the relationships between the citizenry, USSR, British and United States soldiers. Throw in a vicious serial killer who murders young women, and you have an excellent read for the history buff or the mystery enthusiast.The book is a near perfect scan.