<p><font><b>THE STUNNING SECOND WORLD WAR THRILLER FROM THE CELEBRATED <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROW</b></font><br><br><b>The Richard and Judy Bookclub Pick</b><br><b>The <i>Times </i>Top Ten bestseller</b><br><b><br> ''A wonderfully compelling thriller, reeking of authenticity, and a terrific depiction of the human world within the chilling world of the Third Reich'' Peter James</b><br><b><br>Berlin, December 1939 </b><br><br> As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia in the capital is intensified by a rigidly enforced blackout that plunges the city into oppressive darkness every night, as the bleak winter sun sets.<br><br> When a young woman is murdered, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke is under pressure to solve the case, swiftly. Distrusted by his superiors for his failure to join the Nazi Party, Schenke walks a perilous line - for disloyalty is a death sentence.<br><br> The discovery of a second victim confirms Schen