An American who normally writes contemporary police procedural or serial killer tales, sets his latest thriller in pre-war Germany during the 1936 Olympics. It’s a mix of old-fashioned detective work (German policeman), appalling training tests (S.S.), a failing hit-man (ex-Mafia) and a frightening bit of duplicity (American). It won the Crime Writers Association highest award, the Gold Dagger, and it’s brilliant.
Comparison: Frederick Forsyth, Gerald Seymour, Nelson DeMille.
Similar this month: Guy Walters, Jack Higgins.
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Evil must be stopped. Whatever the cost.
Paul Schumann made his name as a mobster hitman during Prohibition, known equally for his brilliant tactics and for taking only 'righteous' jobs.
But in 1936, his luck runs out. The men who catch him offer a stark choice. He can travel to Berlin as part of America's Olympics team and kill the man behind Hitler's rearmament scheme. Or he can go to the electric chair.
It's his chance to be a hero. At least, that's what they want him to believe...
Packed with fascinating period detail, GARDEN OF BEASTS delivers breathtaking action, a wrenching look at 1930s Germany and a stunning series of surprises.
Garden of Beasts features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Action Adventure, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Garden of Beasts is available in Paperback
Garden of Beasts was written by Jeffery Deaver and published by Hodder an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
Garden of Beasts has 515 pages
£9.89
