Blackout: A Gripping Ww2 Thriller (A Berlin Wartime Thriller)

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However, there were moments of dialogue that took me out of the plot, either unnecessary filler or to make grandiose statements about the themes of the novel - was it cowardice not to fight oppression? Is murder ever justified? How do morals and obligation intersect in such a twisted society? The novel did a good enough job of exploring these question without explicit comments by characters. Second-in-command to Schenke, Hauser is unafraid of murderers or dead bodies. He is, however, terrified of facing the wrath of his wife when he must inform her that he’ll be working over Christmas.

Horst Franke former racingdriver and now policeman who does not want to chose for the Nazi-party but for his job as a policeman is doing Allright a short time before Christmas hunting down people who are counterfeiting foodstamps and dating a nice girl. Putting his life in danger to find the truth, Schenker carries out his investigations secretly and it becomes apparent these cases may be linked. Could the mild mannered doctor be involved in the horrendous murders of innocent children? I particularly liked Schenke who is aware of the situation but helpless to do anything about it, He realises , however, that some at least need to survive to tell future generations what has happened and secure justice for those who have been murdered in the name of the regime “ ….it is our duty to survive and bear witness. We can’t do that if we’re dead. It’s a hard truth to live with” Most of us, I imagine, are aware of the vile actions of the Nazi regime towards Jewish people but perhaps less so about the atrocities committed against other sections of the population in pursuit of Hitler’s warped and perverted ideology. (As the author notes, sometimes fiction can do a better job of shedding a light on such things than ‘dry tomes of history’.) It’s just such an atrocity that Schenke uncovers in the course of his investigation. But is it an act of personal revenge or something more sinister?

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Schenkes private life is also getting more complicated he has asked Karin to marry him, but then he knows he has some sort of feelings for Ruth. But with Ruth being Jewish that would be a dangerous relationship to be in. Bajo esta premisa se produce un asesinato que puede salpicar a altas esferas del nazismo, por lo que nuestro protagonista es elegido para llevar la investigación, ya que carece de afiliación a alguno de los muchos bandos en que se divide el gobierno. Esto que en principio debería ser una ventaja, se irá convirtiendo en un lastre, conforme vaya investigando y descubra que hay mucho más de lo que parece detrás de ese asesinato. La nota final del autor. Aclaratoria y de las que por similitud con la actualidad pone los pelos de punta.

Since a crash brought an end to his glittering motor-racing career, Horst Schenke has found some comfort in bringing justice to Berlin. His political cynicism – notably, his refusal to join the party – has, however, not gone unnoticed. Thank you so much to Jess Hunt from Ransom PR for inviting me to the Dead Of Night blog tour and sending me a copy of the book.Y ahí se produce el asesinato de una ex-amante de Goelbels y ahí es donde hacen entrar en la investigación al inspector Schenke y su equipo. Berlin, 1940. After Germany's invasion of Poland, many still hope that a peace can be agreed before the mayhem of all out war begins in earnest. The shortages are already being felt, as resources are diverted to the war effort, and the brutal, endless winter is starting to hit hard. If you like thrillers and Police Procedurals set during WW2, then Dead Of Night is definitely for you, the research Simon Scarrow puts into his work makes for such a visceral and realistic read, and it’s refreshing to have a different point of view with a Police Inspector who is German.