Although written in 2001 this novel, set in 1945, faultlessly keeps to time and place, conjuring up the sights, smells and miseries, street by street, of a ruined Berlin divided into zones of occupation after Hitler's defeat. A story of espionage and love, this consummate thriller transcends its genre by asking profound ethical questions in its exploration of the nature of justice, and what is meant by good and evil in times of peace and war.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 48 November 2008 ) |
