A Death in Berlin
On sale
11th September 2025
Price: £9.99
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.
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.
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Reviews
Praise for Simon Scarrow's previous CI Schenke thrillers: 'A gripping and compelling journey into the dark heart of wartime Berlin - a thriller that balances immersive historical scene-setting with masterful plotting. This is Simon Scarrow at his very best'
A chilling and accomplished historical thriller
Scarrow's second World War Two thriller is a tense and fast-paced tale rich in period atmosphere *****
A compelling, atmospheric page-turner
Scarrow's deep knowledge of the Third Reich gives a chilling authenticity to this tense thriller . . . A terrific read
Taut and chilling - I was completely gripped
'What lifts this first-class series are the many shades of grey in which Schenke must operate . . . Scarrow's Berlin is sharply drawn with closely observed detail, a place that reeks of threat and fear - and not just from the Gestapo'
Plot carries you along and the reveal of the murderer offers a well-conceived surprise. A series to watch
[Scarrow's] own talents for lively characterisation and vividly described action are much in evidence in this enjoyable thriller
