THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! ' Scarrow's Berlin is sharply drawn with closely
observed detail a place that reeks of threat and fear - and not just from the Gestapo'
Financial Times ' Gripping with an electric atmosphere and cracking pace' Sun Berlin.
1940. Hitler's rule casts a menacing shadow over the city. As the distant war moves closer
Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke fights to keep criminals off his patch. But he is walking a
tightrope. If his secret relationship with a Jewish woman is exposed his career will be over.
And her fate will be far far worse. In Hitler's regime Berlin's gangsters and pimps are more
brazen than ever. When innocent victims are caught in the crossfire between warring gangs
Schenke wants the perpetrators punished. But Nazi party members with absolute power will do
anything to protect their sleazy friends. They believe no one is incorruptible. All they need
is to find out Schenke's secrets . . . Will Schenke's relentless pursuit bring the criminals
to justice - or is a deadly net closing around him from which it will be impossible to break
free? What readers are saying about A Death in Berlin 'I loved the intrigue suspense and
mystery ' 'An engrossing and tension-filled read!' 'A fast-paced thriller that will have you
turning the pages deep into the night !' 'Highly entertainin g historical fiction with
sinister characters seedy gangsters and glamorous women' 'I love the way that morality is
tested through the Nazi regime' 'The climax of the book is worthy of the biggest and best film
Hollywood ever produced'
