{"product_id":"the-silent-death-volker-kutscher-9781250187017","title":"The Silent Death: A Gereon Rath Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e THE BASIS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TV SENSATION \u003ci\u003eBABYLON BERLIN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Kutscher's] trick is ingenious...He's created a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eportrait\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of an era through the lens of genre fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolker Kutscher, author of the international bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBabylon Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, continues his Gereon Rath Mystery series with \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Silent Death\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eas a police inspector investigates the crime and corruption of a decadent 1930s Berlin in the shadows of the growing Nazi movement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarch 1930: The film business is in a process of change. Talking films are taking over the silver screen and many a producer, cinema owner, and silent movie star is falling by the wayside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrated actress Betty Winter is hit by a spotlight while filming a talkie. At first it looks like an accident, but Superintendent Gereon Rath finds clues that point to murder. While his colleagues suspect the absconded lighting technician, Rath's investigations take him in a completely different direction, and he is soon left on his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteering clear of his superior who wants him off the case, Rath's life gets more complicated when his father asks him to help Cologne mayor Konrad Adenauer with a case of blackmail, and ex-girlfriend Charly tries to renew their relationship--all while tensions between Nazis and Communists escalate to violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Volker Kutscher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 125018701X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250187017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Volker Kutscher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986809127167,"sku":"9781250187017","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bde7d430-c804-456e-8390-a8d29658b6cd.jpg?v=1683285310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silent-death-volker-kutscher-9781250187017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}