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Historical Fiction · 2023 · PG-13

Dead of Night

by Simon Scarrow

A thriller set in the shadows of World War II — an agent hunts a killer across wartime Europe.

As Germany strangles under the tight grip of the Nazi Party, the frozen winter of 1940 brings even more reasons to fear the dark in the crackling new WWII crime novel from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Scarrow – perfect for fans of Philip Kerr’s Berlin Trilogy, Robert Ludlum, Andrew Gross, and William Christie… One freezing night in 1940 Berlin, 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… The hurried and official version of the Reich is suicide,

For14+GenreHistorical FictionLength432 pagesRead time~12 hours

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Violence

A lot

WWII violence; espionage killings; wartime deaths

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of wartime espionage, moral compromise, and loyalty

What this book is about

Scarrow's WWII thriller follows an agent tracking a dangerous enemy through the chaos of wartime Europe. Features the violence of the Second World War setting. For older teens and adults.

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WWII violence

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