Kutscher successfully conjures up the dangerous decadence of the Weimar years, with blood on the Berlin streets and the Nazis lurking menacingly in the wings. * The Sunday Times * Gripping evocative thriller set in Berlin's seedy underworld during the roaring Twenties. A massive hit in its native Germany, Volker Kutscher's series, centered on Detective Inspector Gereon Rath, is currently being filmed for television. * Mail on Sunday * Babylon Berlin brings a fresh perspective to images and material that might otherwise seem shopworn, and its frenetic rhythms are particularly apt for a moment when we appear to be dancing our own convulsive tango on the edge of a fiery volcano. * New York Review of Books * James Ellroy fans will welcome Kutscher's first novel and series launch, a fast-paced blend of murder and corruption set in 1929 Berlin. Kutscher keeps the surprises coming and doesn't flinch at making his lead morally compromised. * Publishers Weekly * The novels on which the dramas are based are even more rewarding than televisions slick production... * The New European * Babylon Berlin is a stunning novel that superbly evokes Twenties Germany in its seedy splendour. An impressive new crime series. -- Sarah Ward Gripping, skilfully plotted and rich in historical detail, Babylon Berlin introduces us to Detective Inspector Gereon Rath, who navigates the turbulent waters of Weimar Germany in a suspenseful and noirish tale. * Mrs Peabody Investigates * Has all the allure of an addictive drug: you wont be able to put it down until youve read to the end. * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung * Masterfully spun, the plot leads Rath into a dark world with few heroes where the line between solving and committing crime becomes ever more blurred. * European Literature Network * Riveting and atmospheric. * Library Journal * 'Unrelenting in tension until an explosive climax; as well as delivering the thrills Kutscher captures perfectly in dark tones the menacing atmosphere and lurking threats of a unique - and pivotal - time and place in history.' -- Craig Russell
