Horst Schenke is involved in the investigation of a group of forgers who are causing problems for the Reich. However he is appraoched by a young Jewish woman who asks him to meet her friend whose husband has supposedly killed himself. When Schenke looks deeper he becomes suspicious but is leaned on to stop investigating. So he turns to another request, one about the killing of disabled children. However soon both investigations merge and Schenke finds himself caught between the public face of Nazism and the workings of secret committees
At its heart this is a superior police procedural, however the setting lifts it beyond the mundane. the stories revolve around Nazi policies and their effects on the main part of the populace, those who cannot voice their distaste and those who blindly follow orders. In that respect these stories work incredibly well. Scarrow is a professional writer who knows how to put together a solid thriller and the sense of time and place is excellent. ( )

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Author of the excellent Eagles of the Empire series you would expect this to be well researched and written, and you would also expect superb characterisation throughout and this book the second in the series does not disappoint. There are some references to the first story but can be read as a standalone story. Atmospheric clever descriptive intelligent with a real feel for time and place. Completely gripping from first to last page though be warned not the most pleasant murders to investigate.
Completely and totally recommended. ( )