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An absolute must-read for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard. \u003cstrong\u003e'The perfect marriage of thriller and whodunit' Simon Brett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a city rebuilding from war, truth can be the most dangerous weapon of all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerlin, 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian \u003cstrong\u003eArchie Laverick\u003c\/strong\u003e, scarred mentally and physically by the Great War, travels to Berlin to research a famed Prussian general. His quiet study is shattered when he crosses paths with \u003cstrong\u003eEsme Carmichael\u003c\/strong\u003e, a spirited young American intent on making her name as a foreign correspondent. When a shooting at a Saxon castle leaves a young Jewish woman accused of murder, Archie and Esme are drawn into a perilous hunt for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir investigation cuts through the glittering façades and lingering scars of a nation still reeling from war - where resentment simmers, political alliances shift, and the first shadows of a new conflict fall across Europe. 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