| Record Number |
792350 |
| ISBN |
9781760527938 (paperback) |
| Author |
Kutscher, Volker, 1962- author. |
| Title |
The silent death / Volker Kutscher. |
| Publisher/Date |
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2018. |
| ©2017 |
| Pagination etc. |
522 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
2. Gereon Rath mystery ; |
| Contents note |
"The thrilling sequel to Babylon Berlin" --Front cover. |
| "Netflix - Now a major television sensation" --Front cover. |
| Summary Note |
Berlin 1930. Sound film is conquering the big screen, leaving many by the wayside: producers, cinema owners - and silent film stars. Investigating the violent on-set death of actress Betty Winter, Inspector Gereon Rath encounters the dark side of glamour and an industry in turmoil. When his father requests that he help his friend, the mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer, and his ex-girlfriend Charly makes a renewed attempt at rapprochement, things start to get out of hand. Trapped in the machinations of rival film producers, he roams Berlin's Chinese quarter and the city's underworld as he works ever closer to the edge of legality. Meanwhile the funeral of the murdered Horst Wessel leads to clashes between Nazis and Communists. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Investigation -- Germany -- Berlin -- Fiction |
| Detectives -- Germany -- Berlin -- Fiction |
| Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction |
| Thrillers (Fiction) |
| Detective and mystery fiction. |
| Shelf Location |
F KUTS |
