The Pale House, Luke McCallin
The Pale House, Luke McCallin
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The Pale House

Author: Luke McCallin

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/01/2014

Synopsis


German intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt has just been reassigned to the Feldjaegerkorps—a new branch of the military police with far-reaching powers. His position separates him from the friends and allies he has made in the last two years. And he needs them now more than ever.

While retreating through Yugoslavia with the rest of the army, Reinhardt witnesses a massacre of civilians by the dreaded Ustaše—only to discover that there is more to the incident than anyone believes. When five mutilated bodies turn up, Reinhardt knows that the stakes are growing more important—and more dangerous.

As his investigation begins to draw the attention of those in power, Reinhardt's friends and associates are made to suffer. But as he desperately tries to uncover the truth, his own past with the Ustaše threatens his efforts. Because when it comes to death and betrayal, some people have long memories. And they remember Reinhardt all too well.

About Luke McCallin

Luke McCallin was born in Oxford, grew up in Africa, went to school around the world, and has worked with the United Nations as a humanitarian relief worker and peacekeeper in the Caucasus, the Sahel, and the Balkans. His experiences have driven his writing, in which he explores what happens to normal people-those stricken by conflict, by disaster-put under abnormal pressures. Luke has a master's degree in political science, speaks French, is learning Spanish, and can just get by in Russian. He lives with his wife and two children in France.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on July 12, 2021

Having really enjoyed The Man from Berlin (2013) (Gregor Reinhardt #1) by Luke McCallin, I was keen to continue the Gregor Reinhardt series. The Pale House (2014) (Gregor Reinhardt #2) is, if anything, even better than the first instalment. Gregor Reinhardt, the former Berlin police detective, has be......more

Goodreads review by Keith on July 31, 2015

It was a real pleasure for me when I opened the parcel containing this fine novel. It is one that I had fully intended to read as I had enjoyed the first appearance of Captain Gregor Reinhardt in The Man from Berlin. The setting is again Bosnia and more specifically Sarajevo, but this novel takes pl......more

Goodreads review by Steven on February 07, 2017

Luke McCallin’s second installment of his Gregor Reinhardt series is as compelling and nuanced as his first, THE MAN FROM BERLIN. Two years later, THE PALE HOUSE, finds Reinhardt reassigned from the Abwher, German intelligence to the Feldjaegerkorps, a new branch of the military police with far reac......more

Goodreads review by Nooilforpacifists on September 02, 2017

I shouldn't have started reading this series in reverse. This second installment (and the first I gather) occurs in Sarajevo, a city the author knows far better than the Berlin of the third book. Much richer plot, deeper characters.......more

Goodreads review by Robert on April 15, 2021

I'm no expert on crime fiction but it seems to me that every mystery has a certain number of key clues that the detective needs in order to reach a solution. The rate that the author reveals these clues – either by the detective teasing them out or stumbling across them – dictates the pace of the no......more

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