Today we are delighted to launch THE MARCH FALLEN 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, 1933. Detective Gereon Rath is investigating the murder of an ex-soldier, and getting nowhere, when he finds a connection between his case and a case his fiancée is assigned to.
While Berlin burns, it’s up to Rath and Charlotte to find justice for the victims . . .
CLICK HERE TO BUY THE MARCH FALLEN 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
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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, 1933.
Buried treasure. A war crime covered up. A killer hellbent on revenge.
An ex-soldier, hideously disfigured and dressed in rags, is found dead under the railway arches. The post-mortem shows the victim was killed by stabbing from a strange three-blade weapon.
Gereon Rath is brought onto the case but finds himself getting nowhere. No one seems to be interested in a penniless former soldier.
Meanwhile, Rath’s fiancée Charlotte has been assigned the case of fifteen-year-old asylum patient Hannah Singer. Hannah killed her father and six others by starting a house fire a few years before but has now been declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
But Rath and Charlotte’s cases cross-over when a connection is discovered between Hannah and the dead soldier.
Meanwhile, the Nazis continue their relentless rise to power. The new Germany is a frightening place for anyone who doesn’t conform.
While Berlin burns, it’s up to Rath and Charlotte to unlock Hannah’s dark past to find justice for both the soldier, and for Hannah . . .
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.
LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER 2021.
PRAISE FOR THE MARCH FALLEN:
“Sharply observed . . . Philip Kerr fans will be pleased.” Publishers Weekly
“An evocative blend of history and fiction.” Crime Time
“Kutscher brings us another stunning, atmospheric story of Pre-war Berlin . . . Another triumph!” The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
“Kutscher captures the zeitgeist with chilling accuracy” Guardian
“Kutscher’s portrayal of the ambience and moral compromises of the time is convincingly if lightly evoked” The Times
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
Book 5: THE MARCH FALLEN
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.
_____________________
Berlin, 1933.
Buried treasure. A war crime covered up. A killer hellbent on revenge.
An ex-soldier, hideously disfigured and dressed in rags, is found dead under the railway arches. The post-mortem shows the victim was killed by stabbing from a strange three-blade weapon.
Gereon Rath is brought onto the case but finds himself getting nowhere. No one seems to be interested in a penniless former soldier.
Meanwhile, Rath’s fiancée Charlotte has been assigned the case of fifteen-year-old asylum patient Hannah Singer. Hannah killed her father and six others by starting a house fire a few years before but has now been declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
But Rath and Charlotte’s cases cross-over when a connection is discovered between Hannah and the dead soldier.
Meanwhile, the Nazis continue their relentless rise to power. The new Germany is a frightening place for anyone who doesn’t conform.
While Berlin burns, it’s up to Rath and Charlotte to unlock Hannah’s dark past to find justice for both the soldier, and for Hannah . . .
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.
LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER 2021.
PRAISE FOR THE MARCH FALLEN:
“Sharply observed . . . Philip Kerr fans will be pleased.” Publishers Weekly
“An evocative blend of history and fiction.” Crime Time
“Kutscher brings us another stunning, atmospheric story of Pre-war Berlin . . . Another triumph!” The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
“Kutscher captures the zeitgeist with chilling accuracy” Guardian
“Kutscher’s portrayal of the ambience and moral compromises of the time is convincingly if lightly evoked” The Times
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
Book 5: THE MARCH FALLEN
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