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Nightfall Berlin

By: Jack Grimwood
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Nightfall Berlin by Jack Grimwood, read by Daniel Weyman.

In 1986, news that East-West nuclear-arms negotiations are taking place lead many to believe the Cold War may finally be thawing.

For British intelligence officer Major Tom Fox, however, it is business as usual.

Ordered to arrange the smooth repatriation of a defector, Fox is smuggled into East Berlin. But it soon becomes clear that there is more to this than an old man wishing to return home to die - a fact cruelly confirmed when Fox's mission is fatally compromised.

Trapped in East Berlin, hunted by an army of Stasi agents and wanted for murder by those on both sides of the Wall, Fox must somehow elude capture and get out alive.

But to do so he must discover who sabotaged his mission and why...

 Crime Thrillers Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Thriller Crime Fiction Suspense Mystery

Critic Reviews

A fine book this, for those who enjoy vintage Le Carre
Moskva was one of the most impressive spy thrillers of 2016 . . . Nightfall Berlin is even better. Grimwood's portrayal of dark and frightening East Berlin is excellent and he is skilful at describing the politics of espionage
A gripping Cold War tale that manages to be original as well as give a nod to classic John Le Carre
The atmosphere and tension perfectly pitched this excellent Cold War thriller with memorable well-drawn characters is compulsive reading
A twisty tale of Cold War conflict, which sees tormented intelligence officer Tom Fox caught up in a dark story of establishment lies and long-buried secrets
A book that pulls you in, teaches you something and gives you a protagonist you can't get enough of ... If you liked Ian McEwan's The Innocent, you'll love this evocation of Berlin at the other end of the Cold War
The new Le Carre . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember
Nightfall Berlin is just fabulous. So atmospheric, so elegantly written. The character, Major Tom Fox is intriguing... like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, or like early le Carre. I really recommend it. I just disappeared into it totally. (Marian Keyes)
A gripping Cold War thriller where life hangs by a thread. Dark secrets from the lawless rubble of WW2 threaten world peace and the family of British spy Tom Fox. After the success of Moskva, Grimwood works his magic on the grey but edgy streets of East Berlin. A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted. (David Young, author of Stasi Child)
Spring's best thriller
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Like so many authors just beginning, they think the essence of excellence lies in a convoluted plot; it doesn't; it lies in the quality of the characters. if you don't warm to a character, you don't care what happens to them, and therefore you won't like a book. I warmed to none of these characters. Antiheroes a very alienating, I think more authors need to come to grips with that reality. it seemed to take Michael Connelly about 15 years to come to realise that the secret is in the story, that is a simple story well told. Using a characters that you don't necessarily warm to; but who are redeemable in your eyes. This author, though close, needs to learn that simple rule.

doesn't know when the story is over really

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Intense suspenseful and intriguing, all around a great audible experience!! We listened to this on a car journey, wow it made for an exciting trip.

Fantastic listening

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