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Blackout
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Blackout
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Publisher's Summary
THE STUNNING SECOND WORLD WAR THRILLER FROM THE CELEBRATED SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROW.
Berlin, December 1939
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.
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.
The discovery of a second victim confirms Schenke's worst fears. He must uncover the truth before evil strikes again.
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 . . .
Critic Reviews
"Taut and chilling - I was completely gripped." (Anthony Horowitz)
"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)
"Pivotal moments in history; utterly authentic characters; a gripping plot. The perfect way to bring history alive." (Damien Lewis)
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- Lee
- 29-09-2023
Good Story
overall it's a good story. I love Simon Scarrow's work. The narrator was good too, but I believe wrong for the part. it's a German story with an English narrator and English accents and mannerisms. I don't think the Germans used the word bollocks. That was the only thing that threw me off.
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- Patricia
- 11-04-2021
Great listen
This boom kept me enthralled from the first. Narration was good too. Well done all around.
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- Shirley
- 12-07-2023
Good story
Having an English accent do the voices of German characters took me out of the story at times.
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- Mrs J R O Neill
- 26-09-2024
The story
I enjoyed the story line set in Nazj Germany but from the Police dealing with crime on the dyreets
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- PTL
- 03-05-2021
original storytelling very good
thoroughly enjoyed the audio book and sad to finish great writer. storytelling at it.s very best
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- elizabeth b.
- 05-05-2021
Surprisingly enjoyable
What a shame for this story set in Germany err Berlin the characters were not with German accents. I just don’t know why they didn’t even try to do the accent.
I wonder if there is to be a second book.
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