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Operation Berlin

The Foreign Correspondent, Book 1

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Operation Berlin

By: Michael Ridpath
Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
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BRAND-NEW series of post-WW1 mysteries, from Sunday Times bestselling author Michael Ridpath. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard.

In a city rebuilding from war, truth can be the most dangerous weapon of all.

Berlin, 1930.

Historian Archie Laverick, scarred mentally and physically by the Great War, travels to Berlin to research a famed Prussian general. His quiet study is shattered when he crosses paths with Esme Carmichael, a spirited young American intent on making her name as a foreign correspondent. When a shooting at a Saxon castle leaves a young Jewish woman accused of murder, Archie and Esme are drawn into a perilous hunt for the truth.

Their investigation cuts through the glittering façades and lingering scars of a nation still reeling from war – where resentment simmers, political alliances shift, and the first shadows of a new conflict fall across Europe. Amid whispers of blackmail and betrayal, the pair must navigate intrigue and danger to unmask a killer hiding in plain sight.

A tense, atmospheric mystery set in a world between wars – perfect for fans of Philip Kerr's Berlin Trilogy, Robert Harris's Fatherland, and Alan Furst's spy novels.

©2026 Michael Ridpath (P)2026 Boldwood Books
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