{"product_id":"the-forger-cay-rademacher-9781911350323","title":"The Forger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER AWARD 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamburg, 1948\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a routine operation, Chief Inspector Frank Stave is shot down. He survives, but transfers from the murder commission to the office combatting the black market. There, Stave is confronted with an enigmatic case: Trummerfrau, women helping to clear rubble from Hamburg's bombed streets, discover works of art from the Weimar period - right next to a unidentified corpse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly afterwards, mysterious banknotes whose existence disturbs the Allies' secret plans begin to pop up on the black market. The Supervisor soon discovers strange parallels between the two cases. With the introduction of a new currency, Stave thinks he is on the brink of a solution. But the truth is dangerous, and not just for him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Stave Investigations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eUndoubtedly the most powerful work of crime fiction I have read this year\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eVivid and harrowing\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003ePolice procedural, romance, thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Murderer in Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e has a bit of everything and it's one hell of a read\u003cb\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eB?her\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReader Reviews for \u003ci\u003eThe Forger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An excellent series based in Hamburg just after World War II. Interesting characters and story lines - a view from defeated Germany we wouldn't normally hear' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Characters were good, plot good and it really highlights post war Germany and the inequalities among both sides. The only really disappointing thing is there is not a fourth one to read' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I could not put it down. Brilliant'\u003cb\u003e *****\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the German by Peter Millar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cay Rademacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911350323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911350323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Cay Rademacher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075143627007,"sku":"9781911350323","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe444aee-0790-4026-8197-aab64e12b4e2.jpg?v=1685457850","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-forger-cay-rademacher-9781911350323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}