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Straight Into Darkness Audiobook
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As night descends, a killer awaits… With ten consecutive New York Times bestsellers, Faye Kellerman is truly a "master of mystery" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). Now she turns her acute eye on 1920s Munich, a war-wounded city rocked by political agitation and stalked by a nameless, barbaric butcher. Lustmord–the joy of murder. The terrifying concept seems apt for the brutal slaying of a beautiful young society wife dumped in the vast English Garden. Homicide inspector Axel Berg is horrified by the crime…and disturbed by the artful arrangement of the victim's clothes and hair –a madman's portrait of death. Berg's superiors demand quick answers and a quick arrest: a vagrant, the woman's husband, anyone who can be demonized will do. When a second body is discovered, the city erupts into panic, the unrest fomented by the wild-eyed, hate-mongering Austrian Adolf Hitler and his Brownshirt party of young thugs. Berg can trust no one as he relentlessly hunts a ruthless killer, dodging faceless enemies and back-alley intrigue, struggling to bring a fiend to justice before the country–and his life–veer straight into darkness.
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"Excellent, enoyed the twist on the ending. Just when you think you have figured out who the killer is....oops --- it's someone else. Great book for a first read of this auther "
— Weeser (5 out of 5 stars)
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Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2006
Straight Into Darkness Listener Reviews
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" Language. Any book that combines police corruption and Hilter is a bad choice for me. Probably an OK story but I should never had read it! "
— Carol, 5/9/2011 -
" A serial killer is loose in Munich pre WW2. Hitler is slowly working his way up to Chancellor, politics play an important role in this mystery. I liked it but didn't love it. "
— melody, 1/27/2011 -
" This book was a vivid and haunting read and so real i felt as if I was there. "
— Angela, 9/24/2010 -
" Interesting because it takes place in Germany between the World Wars. I don't see much written in that period. A police inspector, only somewhat corrupt, is investigating serial killings in the setting of the rising popularity of Hitler and the Nazi party. "
— Mary, 9/1/2010 -
" A departure in setting the book in another time. Interesting idea of being back in an earlier time in Germany. I enjoyed the detective. "
— Patricia, 7/17/2010 -
" A good stand alone thriller. "
— David, 6/28/2010 -
" Faye Kellerman never fails to deliver a great story. This book has been one of my favorites up until now! Get a copy. it's really good! "
— Ruperto, 4/29/2010 -
" Set in Germany between the world wars a policeman works to solve murders by what appears to be a serial killer. His work is hindered by his superiors and the anti Jewish sentiments due to the rise of Hitler. "
— Barbara, 4/13/2010 -
" A very dark murder mystery set in Germany just as Hitler is coming to power. All the German names were a bit confusing but definitely an intense story. I never knew who to trust or who did it. "
— Sheila, 3/16/2010
About Faye Kellerman
Faye Kellerman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novels, as well as historical thrillers and a short-story anthology. She has won the Macavity Award and has been nominated for a Shamus Award.
About Paul Michael
Paul Michael, winner of several Earphones Awards, has also won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has acted on stage, radio, television, and in feature films in Canada, Great Britain, and the United States. He has had leading roles in series and made-for-television movies and has guest starred in such series as VIP and Alias. He has been nominated for a Canadian Emmy and has recorded over 150 audiobooks, including the international bestseller The Da Vinci Code.