Dead of Night : The edge-of-your seat Berlin wartime thriller from the master storyteller

Author: Scarrow, Simon

Thriller / suspense

Published on 17 August 2023 by Headline Publishing Group (Headline Book Publishing) in the United Kingdom as part of the CI Schenke series.

Paperback | 432 pages, Map and chart
128 x 197 x 31 | 300g

A compelling, atmospheric page-turner Steve CavanaghGripping and compelling . . . balances immersive historical scene-setting with masterful plotting Dan JonesA seriously gripping story - an outsider hero in jeopardy, a world of brooding danger, and an entirely, terrifyingly believable denouement Owen MatthewsBERLIN, JANUARY 1940Germany has conquered Poland. The world is praying for peace. At home, the Nazi Partys hold on power is absolute.

One freezing night, an SS doctor and his wife return home from an evening out. By sunrise, the doctor will be lifeless in a pool of blood.

There is pressure to record the incident as a suicide, but the first evidence uncovered by Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke points to a chillingly staged murder. The investigation is swiftly blocked by Schenkes superiors, but he cant let it go. When he uncovers links to the mysterious death of a child, a terrifying secret begins to emerge.

In times of war, under a ruthless regime, there are places no man should ever enter. And Schenke fears he may not return alive . . .

A chilling and accomplished historical thriller Vaseem Khan An absolute stone-cold page-turner S. G. MacLean