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Straight Into Darkness

by Faye Kellerman

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Publisher Comments:

With ten consecutive New York Times bestsellers, Faye Kellerman is truly a "master of mystery" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). Now she turns her acute eye on 1920s Munich, a war-wounded city rocked by political agitation and stalked by a nameless, barbaric butcher.

Lustmord — the joy of murder. The terrifying concept seems apt for the brutal slaying of a beautiful young society wife dumped in the vast English Garden. Homicide inspector Axel Berg is horrified by the crime...and disturbed by the artful arrangement of the victim's clothes and hair — a madman's portrait of death.

Berg's superiors demand quick answers and a quick arrest: a vagrant, the woman's husband, anyone who can be demonized will do. When a second body is discovered, the city erupts into panic, the unrest fomented by the wild-eyed, hate-mongering Austrian Adolf Hitler and his Brownshirt party of young thugs.

Berg can trust no one as he relentlessly hunts a ruthless killer, dodging faceless enemies and back-alley intrigue, struggling to bring a fiend to justice before the country — and his life — veer straight into darkness.

Review:

"Whether Kellerman is depicting the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community or a pornographer's studio, she is utterly convincing. Amid the wreckage of lives taken or thrown away, Kellerman's heroes find glimmers of hope and enough moral ambiguity to make even her most evil villain look less than totally black." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Humdrum prose, bravura storytelling: vintage Kellerman." Kirkus Reviews

Review:

"This is a complicated novel, and its mystery occasionally flounders under the weighty political backdrop. But suspense gradually mounts, and the ironic ending is worth the wait." Booklist

Synopsis:

"New York Times" bestselling author Kellerman traveled to Germany for the meticulous research conducted for this new novel that takes readers on an edge-of-your-seat journey to 1920s Munich: a city stalked by a ruthless killer.
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About the Author

Kellerman lives with her husband, author Jonathan Kellerman, and their four children.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780446611503
Author:
Kellerman, Faye
Publisher:
Warner Vision
Subject:
General
Subject:
Police
Subject:
Germany
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Historical
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Copyright:
2006
Publication Date:
20060731
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
6.80x4.30x1.21 in. .58 lbs.
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Product details 528 pages Warner Vision - English 9780446611503 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Whether Kellerman is depicting the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community or a pornographer's studio, she is utterly convincing. Amid the wreckage of lives taken or thrown away, Kellerman's heroes find glimmers of hope and enough moral ambiguity to make even her most evil villain look less than totally black." Publishers Weekly
"Review" by , "Humdrum prose, bravura storytelling: vintage Kellerman."
"Review" by , "This is a complicated novel, and its mystery occasionally flounders under the weighty political backdrop. But suspense gradually mounts, and the ironic ending is worth the wait."
"Synopsis" by , "New York Times" bestselling author Kellerman traveled to Germany for the meticulous research conducted for this new novel that takes readers on an edge-of-your-seat journey to 1920s Munich: a city stalked by a ruthless killer.
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