Paperback
Published March 8, 2014 by Kiepenheuer & Witsch GmbH.
Starke Episode in der Reihe. Der Schlenker in Richtung Osten hat mir sehr gut gefallen, leider kommt Charly etwas zu kurz.
Die Geschichte beginnt sich zu entfalten. Im doppeldeutigen Sinne. Auf zum nächsten Buch!
This one took me a while. I took a long break from reading this year. But I finally picked the book up again and quickly finished it. It is an easy, fun read, just like all the other Gereon Rath books. He is still an asshole, but him an Charlotte luckily stick together. The story takes place in two major locations, of course as always Berlin and Masuria, which is now Poland. Rath is travelling a lot and his world is also getting darker, as the Nazis are rising to power. This is part of the series' appeal for me, as Kutscher gives us glimpses into how people experiences the descent into darkness. They remain hopeful that it'll be quickly over and don't take the Nazis seriously. Knowing what is yet to come makes me feel bad for Gereon and Charlotte, which I take as a good thing, because it …
This one took me a while. I took a long break from reading this year. But I finally picked the book up again and quickly finished it. It is an easy, fun read, just like all the other Gereon Rath books. He is still an asshole, but him an Charlotte luckily stick together. The story takes place in two major locations, of course as always Berlin and Masuria, which is now Poland. Rath is travelling a lot and his world is also getting darker, as the Nazis are rising to power. This is part of the series' appeal for me, as Kutscher gives us glimpses into how people experiences the descent into darkness. They remain hopeful that it'll be quickly over and don't take the Nazis seriously. Knowing what is yet to come makes me feel bad for Gereon and Charlotte, which I take as a good thing, because it means I care about the characters.
This one took me a while. I took a long break from reading this year. But I finally picked the book up again and quickly finished it. It is an easy, fun read, just like all the other Gereon Rath books. He is still an asshole, but him an Charlotte luckily stick together. The story takes place in two major locations, of course as always Berlin and Masuria, which is now Poland. Rath is travelling a lot and his world is also getting darker, as the Nazis are rising to power. This is part of the series' appeal for me, as Kutscher gives us glimpses into how people experiences the descent into darkness. They remain hopeful that it'll be quickly over and don't take the Nazis seriously. Knowing what is yet to come makes me feel bad for Gereon and Charlotte, which I take as a good thing, because it …
This one took me a while. I took a long break from reading this year. But I finally picked the book up again and quickly finished it. It is an easy, fun read, just like all the other Gereon Rath books. He is still an asshole, but him an Charlotte luckily stick together. The story takes place in two major locations, of course as always Berlin and Masuria, which is now Poland. Rath is travelling a lot and his world is also getting darker, as the Nazis are rising to power. This is part of the series' appeal for me, as Kutscher gives us glimpses into how people experiences the descent into darkness. They remain hopeful that it'll be quickly over and don't take the Nazis seriously. Knowing what is yet to come makes me feel bad for Gereon and Charlotte, which I take as a good thing, because it means I care about the characters.
