The Arms Maker of Berlin: A Novel Audiobook

" I dug this book but felt it kind of petered out at the end. Still will be reading more of his books. He presented the story and the characters deftly and nothing felt like a cheap ploy. "

" I am a WWII spy-thriller geek, especially those set in Europe with lots of bad Nazis and good OSS types. I particularly liked the Bonhoeffer background as I am about to begin a recent biography of the pastor. "

" A fine read. I don't usually read thrillers, especially ones about Nazi Germany, but this one was fun. The protagonist, a contemporary historian, was unusual and appealing. His search was for the truth about his mentor, not stolen art or gold. The relationships and plot avoided the usual cliches and offered only necessary glimpses of the grim brutality that was Germany during WW II. Good settings, history that went down easily, a sense of authenticity. Some nice prose as well. "

" An excellent read. Bounces back and forth between Bern, Berlin and the US East Coast while switching back and forth from modern day to Workd War II. An American history prof tries to unravel a WWII Mystery involving a recently deceased colleague and mentor who worked for Allen Dulles in the OSS during the war. Some good history on the White Rose movement and an interetsing look at Switzerland during the war but also a very emotional book. "

" Not a lot of surprises in this one, but nevertheless a very nice WWII spy story told in parallel to a contemporary mystery and document hunt. Clever and fast-paced. "

" The book really moves but the plot is too farfetched for my taste. It didn't help that I hated the voices on the audio version. "

" While the final plot twists were a shade too easy to guess, Fesperman weaves a very interesting story with far more characters that occupy the gray space between good and bad than is typical for a spy novel. And historical research as major plot device? Love. "

" A bit slow in the setup but a page-turner once that is completed. Plan on reading the other books by this author. "

" Entertaining, not incredibly substantial historical detective story, concerning lost OSS files from the end of WWII. Funny to be reading this and Lords of Finance at the same time, both with Hitler on the peripheries, but to very different effect. "

" I really liked this book - couldn't wait to hear what happened to the characters "

" I think I've decided not to read this. The story is relatively interesting but it's really poorly written. I don't think it's worth it. "

" I really enjoy the stories that Dan Fesperman weaves for his readers. "

" This was a light read - good if you like conspiracy and WWII resistance stories. "

" A well researched and well written historical spy novel with very believeable characters. A fun read! "

" I agree with Chip: The Smallboat of Great Sorrows was a much better book. This was pretty flat and uninteresting. Couldn't wait to get to the end. I am encouraged, thought, that some of his other books were as highly rated as Smallboat... , which I thoroughly enjoyed. "

" Interesting, well-written detective story about a present day professor and historian investigating events from WWII Nazi Germany. The story moves back in forth in time until it all comes together in the end. Looking forward to his next book! "

" A decent enough historical jaunt of a spy novel. 2 1/2 stars. "

" An interesting story for a while, but it ended pretty abruptly. It was kind of depressing and a little too involved with this small group of war protesters in Berlin. "

" It's not hard to guess who the 'arms maker' company is. A look at life among the 'haves' during Nazi rule in Germany. "