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Blackout: A Gripping Ww2 Thriller (A Berlin Wartime Thriller)

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I thought I would read this excellent thriller again, as the sequel (Dead of Night) will be published next month. Still a great read the second time around & here's my original review from 2021.... Other than the Eagle Series, Simon has also written a few other notable novel series’ including the Revolution series, which is based on Napoleon and Wellington. Apart from the novel series’, Simon has also penned down a couple of standalone novels. Certainly reading material for the fans of Kerr’s Bernie Gunther books, we get some exciting tales now that Kerr is no longer around with his passing. In all, he has written over 30 novels in his career spanning 15 years. Simon was born in Nigeria, but spent most of his growing years in the UK. Before trying his hand at writing novels, he completed his education from the University of East Anglia and obtained his master’s degree. Oye, que MUY bien esta historia clásica de inspector que busca a asesino. Ya, ya sé que eso sólo define el género.

El protagonista, Horst Schenke. Es el personaje mejor trazado. Representa a esos alemanes que, si bien deseaban que su patria saliese de la crisis impuesta por el tratado de Versalles y recuperase su orgullo, tenían muchas dudas hacia el nazismo. Schenke es consciente de que navega en aguas procelosas. Confía en que su buen hacer policial lo proteja ante el hecho de no estar afiliado al partido ni haber solicitado un puesto en las SS. No le gustan las leyes a medida promulgadas por el partido, pero las cumple y se cuida de manifestar sus opiniones en público y hasta en privado. La investigación del caso supondrá para él un antes y un después.

I loved Dead Of Night so much, and am a firm fan of The Berlin Wartime series by Simon Scarrow, I actually feel utterly sad now I’ve finished Dead Of Night! And that, my friends, is the sign of a superb book! Ruth wants him to look into Dr Manfred Schmesle’s suicide- Ruth is friendly with the family and Brigitte, his wife does not believe the verdict suspecting murder. Meanwhile young children are dying in a local children's home and the parents want answers. This is an interesting and dark read set at a bleak time in the history of humankind. Horst Schenke appears to be an honourable man and a dedicated policeman but he is working for a regime which is not honourable and which bases it’s very existence on crimes against humanity.

This is Simon Scarrow's second book featuring Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke in Berlin shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland.

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Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke along with colleagues Sergeant Hauser, and the newest recruit who had been recruited by the Gestapo, Scharfuhrer Liebwitz, are working on a fraud case involving fake ration coupons, but they are waiting for some forensic results before they will know if it is one criminal gang, but the pressure is being put on Schenke to solve the case.

Pivotal moments in history; utterly authentic characters; a gripping plot. The perfect way to bring history alive' Damien Lewis THE STUNNING SECOND WORLD WAR THRILLER FROM THE CELEBRATED SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROWPero lo que marca la novela es que la trama está ambientada en Berlín en diciembre de 1939, justo cuando la Alemania nazi acaba de invadir Polonia pero todavía no se ha declarado la guerra con Francia ni Inglaterra y la gente normal, no perteneciente al Partido Nacionalsocialista, espera, confía, ruega porque acabe la cosa con esa invasión de Polonia y no haya más guerra. Gerda Korzeny is a well-known actress, though her star had fallen in recent years. But now that she’s been found murdered, the newspapers are willing to use her face again. What was Gerda desperate for, when she died? Karin Canaris Me apetecía ver a Scarrow fuera de su zona de confort, y lo cierto es que al final nos ha dado una novela notable y sobre todo entretenida. Simon has also co-written with T. J. Andrews three bestselling novels set in the Roman era, ARENA, INVADER, and PIRATA. Writing with Lee Francis, Simon is the author of the contemporary thriller PLAYING WITH DEATH Awards of Simon Scarrow

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