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The silent death / Volker Kutscher ; translated by Niall Sellar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Kutscher, Volker, Gereon Rath mystery ; 2.Publisher: Crows Nest, New South Wales : Allen & Unwin, 2018Copyright date: ©2017Description: 522 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781760527938 (paperback)
  • 1760527939 (paperback)
Uniform titles:
  • Der stumme Tod. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Berlin 1930. Sound film is conquering the big screen, leaving many by the wayside: producers, cinema owners - and silent film stars. Investigating the violent on-set death of actress Betty Winter, Inspector Gereon Rath encounters the dark side of glamour and an industry in turmoil. When his father requests that he help his friend, the mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer, and his ex-girlfriend Charly makes a renewed attempt at rapprochement, things start to get out of hand. Trapped in the machinations of rival film producers, he roams Berlin's Chinese quarter and the city's underworld as he works ever closer to the edge of legality. Meanwhile the funeral of the murdered Horst Wessel leads to clashes between Nazis and Communists.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Fiction Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection Fiction Collection KUTS Checked out 31/03/2024 T00809351
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The sequel to the bestselling German crime novel Babylon Berlin , now a major Netflix series

"The thrilling sequel to Babylon Berlin" --Front cover.

"Netflix - Now a major television sensation" --Front cover.

Berlin 1930. Sound film is conquering the big screen, leaving many by the wayside: producers, cinema owners - and silent film stars. Investigating the violent on-set death of actress Betty Winter, Inspector Gereon Rath encounters the dark side of glamour and an industry in turmoil. When his father requests that he help his friend, the mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer, and his ex-girlfriend Charly makes a renewed attempt at rapprochement, things start to get out of hand. Trapped in the machinations of rival film producers, he roams Berlin's Chinese quarter and the city's underworld as he works ever closer to the edge of legality. Meanwhile the funeral of the murdered Horst Wessel leads to clashes between Nazis and Communists.

Translated from the German.

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