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The Fatherland Files

Volker Kutscher author Niall Sellar translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Sandstone Press Ltd

Published:9th May '19

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The Fatherland Files is the fourth book in the international bestselling series from Volker Kutscher. A series of murders by drowning has shocked Berlin. Inspector Gereon Rath’s hunt for the killer has stalled, and his personal life is as turbulent as ever.

MEET DETECTIVE GEREON RATH IN THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THE HIT TV SERIES BABYLON BERLIN

Berlin, 1932: A drowned man is found in a freight elevator, miles from any standing water. How did he get there?

A series of murders by drowning has shocked Berlin. Inspector Gereon Rath’s hunt for the killer has stalled, and his personal life is as turbulent as ever.

His fiancée, Charly, has at last started her probationary year with Berlin CID, experiencing all the challenges of working in a male-dominated police force.

When Rath’s work on the case of the drowned man sweeps him away to a remote village on the Polish border, his investigation clashes with local myths and the growing power of the Nazi party.

As he puts the pieces of the puzzle together, Rath begins to wonder if he has a serial killer on his hands. Can he catch the killer before another victim is claimed?

‘A mystery full of twists and surprises and a classic detective you will root for all the way to the last page. Masterful.’

-- Michael Ridpath

‘The body count steadily mounts in Rath’s most complicated case to date.’

-- Paul French

‘A first-rate historical thriller and Gereon Rath is one of the most intriguing detectives in fiction.’

-- Paul Burke * NB Magazine *

‘Highly recommended.’

* Crime Ti

  • Winner of Berlin Krimi-Fuchs Crime Writers Prize 2011 (Germany)

ISBN: 9781912240562

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 32mm

Weight: 412g

576 pages