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<strong>Praise for Oriana Ramunno</strong>
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<p>“A novel that moves … beyond the crime genre to which it appears initially to belong” <em>The Times</em></p>
<p>“There is no doubting the power of the story and the righteous anger of its telling”<em> Shots</em> magazine</p>

A beautiful, atmospheric detective story set in Berlin during The Second World War. Orianna Ramunno's Hugo Fischer series is full of tension, drama and, ultimately, hope.

A DETECTIVE WITH A SECRET

Berlin, June 1944. Hugo Fischer is forced to work for the Nazi secret service, but he carries dangerous secrets he must conceal. Gioele is not his son, but a Jewish boy he rescued during an investigation at Auschwitz.

A FATEFUL SERIES OF CRIMES

The murder of a prominent Nazi couple. The suicide of a Reich journalist. An alleged accident that killed fifteen Hitler Youth children.

As Fischer investigates, he begins to suspect the deaths in Berlin are intertwined.

A CITY FIGHTING BACK

But when suspicion starts to fall Fischer’s way, he finds himself walking a knife edge. To be found part of the conspiracy means death. Yet how can he betray those who stand up for what is right?

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A beautiful, atmospheric detective story set in Berlin during The Second World War. Orianna Ramunno's Hugo Fischer series is full of tension, drama and, ultimately, hope.
<p>The atmospheric, gripping new historical detective crime mystery thriller set during World War Two</p>

The atmospheric, gripping new historical detective crime mystery thriller set during World War Two

• Author’s second novel, an upmarket detective thriller set in Berlin at the time of the Second World War.

• Perfect for fans of Philip Kerr’s Berlin Noir/Bernie Gunther series, THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn or MUNICH WOLF by Rory Clements

• Impeccably researched and author has deeply personal connection to the period: her uncle was sent to a concentration camp during WW2 (this inspired her first novel, ASHES IN THE SNOW).

Superb translation. Antony Shugaar has translated the likes of Primo Levy and Francesco Piccolo, as well as the New York Review of Books, HBO, Netflix and Amazon. Several of his translations are for books awarded Italy’s highest literary award, the Strega Prize.

• Incredibly moving and well-written, profound and humane. This is much more than just a detective novel set at the time of the Second World War. It will stay with readers long after they have finished reading.

Competition: The;Alice Network;Choice;Munich Wolf;One Man;Field Grey;Winter in Madrid;Librarian;Tattooist;Brothers;Twins;Sisters;Last Stop;of;Auschwtiz;Cilka’s Journey;Bernie Gunther;. by;Kate Quinn;Edith Eger;Andrew Gross;Philip Kerr;C J Sansom;Antonio Iturbe;Heather Morris;Philip Kerr;Rory Clements

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008668921
Publisert
2025-09-25
Utgiver
HarperCollins Publishers
Vekt
270 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
27 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
00, G, 01
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
384

Forfatter
Oversetter

Biografisk notat

ORIANA RAMUNNO (Melfi, 1980) lives in Berlin with her husband and three kids. Following a number of awarded crime novellas and short stories in various magazines, she pursued the writing of her debut thriller Ashes in the Snow inspired by the story of her grandfather, who was detained in the Flossenbürg concentration camp. She dedicated this book to him, a book she describes as “the last act of love in a long journey”.