Blackout: A stunning thriller of wartime Berlin from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author

THE STUNNING SECOND WORLD WAR THRILLER FROM THE CELEBRATED SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROW - COMING MARCH 2021.\r\n\r\nTaut and chilling - I was completely gripped Anthony Horowitz\r\n\r\n 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\r\n\r\nPivotal moments in history; utterly authentic characters; a gripping plot. The perfect way to bring history alive Damien Lewis\r\n\r\nBerlin, December 1939 \r\n\r\n 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.\r\n\r\n When a young woman is found brutally murdered, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke is under immense pressure to solve the case, swiftly. Treated with suspicion by his superiors for his failure to join the Nazi Party, Schenke walks a perilous line - for disloyalty is a death sentence.\r\n\r\n The discovery of a second victim confirms Schenkes worst fears. He must uncover the truth before evil strikes again.\r\n\r\n As the investigation takes him closer to the sinister heart of the regime, Schenke realises there is danger everywhere - and the warring factions of the Reich can be as deadly as a killer stalking the streets . . . \r\n\r\nScarrow has created a character whos a more than worthy successor to Philip Kerrs Bernie Gunther. Blackout is a gripping, terrifying read . . . historical crime fiction at its finest David Young