SIMON SCARROW is the bestselling author of the Eagles of the Empire novels, most recently The Emperor's Exile, the Wellington and Napoleon quartet and many other acclaimed works of fiction, including Hearts Of Stone, set in Greece during the Second World War. Simon shared his passion for history as a teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer. He lives in Norfolk with his wife.
'Taut and chilling - I was completely gripped'
*Anthony Horowitz*
'A wonderfully compelling thriller, reeking of authenticity, and a
terrific depiction of the human world within the chilling world of
the Third Reich'
*Peter James*
'A promising new series . . . The Nazi capital is chillingly
portrayed, from the freezing slums, where residents die of
hypothermia, to high-society parties where shrill laughter echoes
across grand apartments . . . An engrossing read'
*Financial Times*
'A gripping thriller'
*The Sunday Times*
'Mesmerising. Nail-biting. Unputdownable. Utterly authentic and
beautifully written. The perfect way to bring the past alive'
*Damien Lewis*
Scarrow is a genius and I love everything he writes, but Blackout
takes things to a whole new level. It's by far the best book I've
read this year
*Tom Marcus*
'Superb . . . Blackout is a gripping, terrifying read, as well as
being a thumping good page-turner. This is historical crime fiction
at its finest from a much-loved writer at the very top of his
game'
*David Young*
Historical crime fiction at its finest - gripping, believable,
intricate and sometimes terrifying. You won't find a better story
which so perfectly captures time, place and attitude
*Crime Review*
A perilous world where high society, low desire, and suspected
espionage intersect with infighting among the Hitler regime's
power-hungry elite . . . A genuine page-turner
*Frederick Taylor*
Hugely compelling and brimming with menace . . . The underlying
atmosphere of a city held in the thrall of a killer and of a regime
that thrives on fear and distrust is thoroughly authentic and
gripping
*Chris Lloyd*
'Loved Blackout. The Berlin of the very early days of the war is
vividly drawn and already irredeemably corrupt, the rivalries
between the Gestapo, the Kriminalpolizei, Goebbels in Propaganda
and Canaris at Intelligence ring all too real, and I fear for
Criminal Inspector Schenke's safety in future books given his
refusal to join the Nazi Party, his insistence on following the
evidence, and his reluctance to compromise the truth'
*Jack Grimwood*
'Scarrow's deep knowledge of the Third Reich gives a chilling
authenticity to this tense thriller. Thrust into the hunt for a
serial killer, Inspector Schenke is a particularly sympathetic hero
who must use all his wits to survive the Gestapo . . . A terrific
read'
*Julia Boyd*
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