Berlin, 1919. The war is over. The revolution has failed. The killing has just begun.
Rosa Luxemburg is dead—murdered by Freikorps troops after the failed Spartacist uprising. The official story is simple: betrayed, captured, executed. Case closed.
But someone wants to know the truth.
Oberstleutnant Alaric von Trelow, former intelligence officer and damaged war veteran turned detective, is hired by the very revolutionaries who would destroy the new republic. He is given a mission he dare not refuse: discover who betrayed Rosa and Karl Liebknecht to their killers.
Aided by the sister of a dead comrade, a woman he failed and betrayed, he is drawn deeper into the violent chaos of post-war Berlin. He soon finds she knows more than she is telling and may be the next target.
The Political Police are hunting her. The communists are watching him. And the real betrayer is still out there, willing to kill again to keep their secret buried.
From smoke-filled revolutionary safe houses to the blood-soaked streets where government forces are crushing the last resistance, von Trelow must choose: his duty to the truth, or his oath to protect the one woman who would destroy everything he believes in.
Because in Berlin, 1919, one woman’s murder may mean the slaughter of a city.
Red Berlin, the explosive third instalment in the Alaric von Trelow Mysteries, plunges readers into the darkest days of Weimar Germany's birth—where revolution, betrayal, and impossible love collide in a city tearing itself apart.
Perfect for fans of morally complex historical mysteries, including:
Rosa Luxemburg is dead—murdered by Freikorps troops after the failed Spartacist uprising. The official story is simple: betrayed, captured, executed. Case closed.
But someone wants to know the truth.
Oberstleutnant Alaric von Trelow, former intelligence officer and damaged war veteran turned detective, is hired by the very revolutionaries who would destroy the new republic. He is given a mission he dare not refuse: discover who betrayed Rosa and Karl Liebknecht to their killers.
Aided by the sister of a dead comrade, a woman he failed and betrayed, he is drawn deeper into the violent chaos of post-war Berlin. He soon finds she knows more than she is telling and may be the next target.
The Political Police are hunting her. The communists are watching him. And the real betrayer is still out there, willing to kill again to keep their secret buried.
From smoke-filled revolutionary safe houses to the blood-soaked streets where government forces are crushing the last resistance, von Trelow must choose: his duty to the truth, or his oath to protect the one woman who would destroy everything he believes in.
Because in Berlin, 1919, one woman’s murder may mean the slaughter of a city.
Red Berlin, the explosive third instalment in the Alaric von Trelow Mysteries, plunges readers into the darkest days of Weimar Germany's birth—where revolution, betrayal, and impossible love collide in a city tearing itself apart.
Perfect for fans of morally complex historical mysteries, including:
- Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels
Alan Furst's atmospheric spy thrillers
C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series
Robert Harris's political thrillers
Ben Pastor's Martin Bora mysteries
Praise for the Alaric von Trelow series:
"True craftsmanship of the highest order."
"A very thoughtful, well-researched and yet amazingly gripping novel."
"What a great story! I was immediately drawn in by the page-turning mystery, but most of all, I was immersed in the vivid historical setting."
"Original, well crafted and stylish page turner."
Can von Trelow uncover the truth before the people he loves become more nameless victims?
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Genre: Mystery
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