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Tag: Berlin

Review: Berlin – Jason Lutes

Posted on 04/09/2026 by Speesh in Between The Wars, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction

Graphic novel about the last years of Weimar Republic Berlin...and if that doesn't whet your appetite, nothing will

Tagged Berlin, book-review, Drawn & Quarterly, Germany, History, Jason Lutes, politics, Pre-War Germany, The Weimar RepublicLeave a comment

Review: Metropolis – Philip Kerr

Posted on 08/06/201905/01/2020 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Pre-World War I Germany

Das Ende

Tagged Berlin, Bernie Gunther, Germany, Metropolis, Philip Kerr, Quercus BooksLeave a comment

Review: Butchers of Berlin – Chris Petit

Posted on 06/09/201809/10/2018 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, World War II Germany

"You're different from the rest. Remember that, for you will see enough terrible things to turn your hair white many times over"

Tagged Berlin, Chris Petit, Simon & Schuster, The Butchers Of BerlinLeave a comment

Review: Nightfall Berlin – Jack Grimwood

Posted on 03/09/201816/08/2023 by Speesh in Fiction

"Nightfall Berlin is a tense, atmospheric and breathtaking thriller that drops you deep into the icy heart of the Cold War"

Tagged Berlin, Berlin Wall, British Intelligence, East Berlin, East Germany, Jack Grimwood, Michael Joseph, Nightfall Berlin, Penguin Random HouseLeave a comment

Review: The One From The Other – Philip Kerr

Posted on 22/03/201726/03/2024 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Post-War Germany, Second World War

You can't tell

Tagged Berlin, Bernie Gunther, Munich, Philip Kerr, Quercus Books, The One From The Other, ViennaLeave a comment

Review: Potsdam Station – David Downing

Posted on 14/05/201526/03/2024 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction

'An extraordinary evocation of Nazi Germany' - C.J. Sansom

Tagged All Hell Let Loose, Antony Beevor, Berlin, David Downing, Ian Kershaw, Lehrter Station, Max Hastings, Old Street Publishing, Potsdam Station, Richard Overy, Russia's War, Stettin Station, The EndLeave a comment

Review: The Small Boat Of Great Sorrows – Dan Fesperman

Posted on 16/05/201426/12/2023 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy

Stop 'punching' in numbers!

Tagged Berlin, Bosnia, Dan Fesperman, Germany, The Small Boat Of Great Sorrows, Transworld, YugoslaviaLeave a comment

Review: Fatherland – Robert Harris

Posted on 02/07/201320/08/2023 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Germany, Historical Fiction, Second World War

"Powerful and chilling...convincing in every detail."

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Tagged Arrow Books, Berlin, Detective, Fatherland, Germany, Random House, Robert Harris, Xavier March1 Comment

Review: Zoo Station – David Downing

Posted on 04/06/201305/09/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy

"A extraordinary evocation of Nazi Germany on the eve of war", says CJ Sansom author of 'Winter in Madrid'. He's not wrong.

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Tagged Berlin, David Downing, Nazi Germany, Old Street Publishing, Philip Kerr, Pre-War Germany, Robert Harris, The Second World WarLeave a comment

Review: The Arms Maker of Berlin – Dan Fesperman

Posted on 15/06/201205/09/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

A desperate race to unlock the truth

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Tagged Berlin, Dan Fesperman, East Germany, Germany, Hodder & Stoughton, John le Carré, Nazi Germany, Stasi, The Arms Maker Of Berlin, The Second World WarLeave a comment

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