Dead of Night

BERLIN. JANUARY 1940.

After Germany's invasion of Poland, the world is holding its breath and hoping for peace. At home, the Nazi Party's hold on power is absolute.

One freezing night, an SS doctor and his wife return from an evening mingling with their fellow Nazis at the concert hall. By the time the sun rises, the doctor will be lying lifeless in a pool of blood.

Was it murder or suicide? Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke is told that under no circumstances should he investigate. The doctor's widow, however, is convinced her husband was the target of a hit. But why would anyone murder an apparently obscure doctor? Compelled to dig deeper, Schenke learns of the mysterious death of a child. The cases seem unconnected, but soon chilling links begin to emerge that point to a terrifying secret.

Even in times of war, under a ruthless regime, there are places in hell no man should ever enter. And Schenke fears he may not return alive . . .

Readers raved about BLACKOUT - Simon Scarrow's first Berlin Wartime Thriller

'Taut and chilling - I was completely gripped' Anthony Horowitz

'A terrific depiction of the human world within the chilling world of the Third Reich' Peter James

'Mesmerising. Nail-biting. Unputdownable' Damien Lewis

“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 on BLACKOUTThe Berlin of the very early days of the war is vividly drawn and already irredeemably corrupt . . . I fear for Criminal Inspector Schenke's safety in future books given his refusal to join the Nazi Party - Jack Grimwood on BLACKOUT'Scarrow's deep knowledge of the Third Reich gives a chilling authenticity to this tense thriller . . . A terrific read ' - Julia Boyd on BLACKOUT”

A compelling, atmospheric page-turner Steve Cavanagh
Gripping and compelling . . . balances immersive historical scene-setting with masterful plotting Dan Jones
A superb thriller with all the elements that make for a seriously gripping story - an outsider hero in jeopardy, a world of brooding danger, and an entirely, terrifyingly believable denouement Owen Matthews
A chilling and accomplished historical thriller Vaseem Khan
An absolute stone-cold page-turner S. G. MacLean
'Scarrow's second World War Two thriller is a tense and fast-paced tale rich in period atmosphere' -- Bill Todd The Sun
The moral ambiguity gives it a very especial edge. It is a tense, fast-moving story with plenty of action, culminating in a vividly described shoot-out -- Edward James Historical Novel Review
Scarrow has alighted on an aspect of Nazi policy that certainly deserves to be better known -- James Owen The Times

Simon Scarrow's Roman soldier heroes Cato and Macro first appeared in 2000 in Under The Eagle, and have subsequently fought their way through over twenty novels, including Rebellion, Death to the Emperor and Centurion.

Simon is the author of many other acclaimed novels, from the Criminal Inspector Schenke thrillers set in Berlin during the Second World War to a quartet of novels about Wellington and Napoleon; from Sword & Scimitar, an historical drama based on the 1565 Siege of Malta, to Hearts of Stone, a story of Greek Resistance fighters, again in the Second World War. He has also written with co-authors to create Pirata, Invader and Arena, set in the Roman era, and Playing with Death, a contemporary thriller.

Simon can be found on Facebook: /OfficialSimonScarrow and X: @SimonScarrow.

BERLIN. JANUARY 1941. Evil cannot bring about good . . . After Germany's invasion of Poland, the world is holding its breath and hoping for peace. At home, the Nazi Party's hold on power is absolute.One freezing night, an SS doctor and his wife return from an evening mingling with their fellow Nazis at the concert hall. By the time the sun rises, the doctor will be lying lifeless in a pool of blood.Was it murder or suicide? Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke is told that under no circumstances should he investigate. The doctor's widow, however, is convinced her husband was the target of a hit. But why would anyone murder an apparently obscure doctor? Compelled to dig deeper, Schenke learns of the mysterious death of a child. The cases seem unconnected, but soon chilling links begin to emerge that point to a terrifying secret.Even in times of war, under a ruthless regime, there are places in hell no man should ever enter. And Schenke fears he may not return alive . . .Readers raved about BLACKOUT - Simon Scarrow's first Berlin Wartime Thriller'Taut and chilling - I was completely gripped ' Anthony Horowitz 'A terrific depiction of the human world within the chilling world of the Third Reich' Peter James 'Mesmerising. Nail-biting. Unputdownable ' Damien Lewis

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