Dead of Night

Another fast read and another great story from Simon Scarrow. Upto now I have only read his Roman novels, although I have a Napoleon and Wellington book in my stash. As usual I have read the second book in the series. Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke investigates an apparent case of child murder at t......more

Simon Scarrow's World War II crime novel sees the return of many familiar characters from his previous Berlin set story Blackout. Unfortunatley Dead of Night doesn't live up to its excellent predecessor. This time Criminal Investigator Horst Schenke becomes involved in two cases, one involving an ap......more

Dead of Night is a thrilling and exciting read that gripped me from the very beginning. Fast-paced and intriguing, I loved getting to know Schenke and his team and enjoyed seeing how they worked through the evidence in front of them whilst trying to stay one step ahead of the perpetrators. Twists an......more

A second outing for Berlin detective Horst Schenke. I enjoyed the first 'Schenke' novel so I was looking forward to this book. It lived up to my expectations and I enjoyed it. I've read a lot of world war two fiction, often set in Germany and whilst this isn't as good as Philip Kerr's 'Bernie Gunther......more