Monday 3 October 2022

NEW RELEASE: THE FATHERLAND FILES BY VOLKER KUTSCHER

Dear Booklover,

Good morning. I hope you're well. 

Today we are absolutely thrilled to launch THE FATHERLAND FILES by Volker Kutscher, the latest enthralling instalment in the Gereon Rath historical mystery series which inspired the hit TV show Babylon Berlin — out now for £2.99 | $4.99.

Berlin, 1932.
 
A drowned man is found in an elevator, miles from any water. How did he get there?

Gereon Rath investigates but his case is thrown off course when it tears open old wounds — wounds that lead to a fateful confrontation with the rising Nazi party. Can Rath catch the killer before they strike again?

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE FATHERLAND FILES BY VOLKER KUTSCHER FOR £2.99 | $4.99.

“This is a first-rate historical thriller and Gereon Rath is one of the most intriguing detectives in fiction.” NB Magazine

“Conjures up the dangerous decadence of the Weimar years.” The Sunday Times

Highly recommended.” Crime Time

OUT NOW

DISCOVER THE MOST GRIPPING HISTORICAL MYSTERY SERIES OF THE DECADE.
 
A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE.
 
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED.
 
Atmospheric.” Peter James
 
Gripping.” Mail on Sunday
 
Riveting.” Library Journal
 
Splendid and chilling.” Crime Time
 
“Conjures up the dangerous decadence of the Weimar years.” The Sunday Times
 
MEET DETECTIVE GEREON RATH IN THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THE HIT TV SERIES BABYLON BERLIN.
 
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Berlin, 1932.
 
A drowned man is found in an elevator, miles from any water. How did he get there?
 
Has Gereon Rath got a serial killer on his hands?
 
The investigation takes Rath to a remote village on the Polish border where a wild man is said to live. Local villagers believe him to be the mythical forest creature known as the Kaubuk.
 
Kaubuk is said to have quit society to live in the desolate marshland, but Rath links him to a recent series of murders by drowning which have shocked Berlin.
 
Meanwhile Rath’s fiancée Charlotte has battles of her own. Her bosses don’t believe a woman should be working in the male-dominated police force.
 
Rath’s case is thrown off course when it tears open old wounds — wounds that lead to a fateful confrontation with the rising Nazi party. Can Rath catch the killer before they strike again?
 
DISCOVER A BREATHTAKING SERIES OF CRIME MYSTERIES FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS WITH THE INTOXICATING ATMOSPHERE OF BERLIN BETWEEN THE WARS.
 
Perfect for fans of Robert Harris, Philip Kerr, Martin Cruz Smith, Alan Furst, Tom Rob Smith, Joseph Kanon and David Downing.
 
PRAISE FOR THE FATHERLAND FILES:
 
“A mystery full of twists and surprises and a classic detective you will root for all the way to the last page. Masterful.” Michael Ridpath, author of Traitor’s Gate
 
“This is a first-rate historical thriller and Gereon Rath is one of the most intriguing detectives in fiction.” NB Magazine
 
The best in the series so far. Great plot, really evocative of the times and a very enjoyable read.” Michael, Goodreads reviewer
 
Highly recommended.” Crime Time
 
MEET THE DETECTIVE
Detective Inspector Gereon Rath is in his early thirties. Born in 1899, he joined the army at eighteen only for the war to be over before he’d fired a single shot. Transferred from Cologne’s homicide division under a cloud of scandal when he accidentally killed an innocent man, he’s recently joined Berlin’s Vice Squad, a job he detests. A stranger in a strange city, he’s an outsider, distrusted by his colleagues. He’s smart and tenacious, but incapable of following orders or getting along with his superiors. He’s begun an on-off love affair with his colleague, Charlotte Ritter, a relationship which is fraught with difficulties.
 
THE SETTING
Berlin in the early 1930s is a dangerous, decadent place; a corrupt and chaotic city of seedy dance bars, illegal strip clubs, brothels, gunrunning and street riots. The hyperinflation of the Weimar years has turned moral values on their head, and the police struggle to maintain law and order. The Prussian Empire has recently fallen, and Germany is sliding slowly and inexorably into the horrors of Nazism.
 
ALSO BY VOLKER KUTSCHER
THE GEREON RATH MYSTERIES
Book 1: BABYLON BERLIN
Book 2: THE SILENT DEATH
Book 3: GOLDSTEIN
Book 4: THE FATHERLAND FILES

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