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Violence
A lot
Nazi violence and murder throughout; SS state violence is pervasive
Language
Some
Some profanity throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content in the thriller register
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking in the alternate-history setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological content: a Nazi Germany that won — the normalization of horror — and a detective discovering the truth of what his state has done
What this book is about
In an alternate 1964 where Nazi Germany won WWII, Berlin is preparing for Hitler's 75th birthday celebrations when SS detective Xavier March is called to investigate a body pulled from a lake. His investigation leads toward the darkest secret the Reich is hiding: the Holocaust — which most of the population doesn't know happened. Harris's alternate history thriller is chilling in its world-building and devastating in its historical weight, using fiction to make real what actually happened.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Nazi Germany depicted as victorious — alternate history with full ideological apparatus
The Holocaust as the dark secret the thriller reveals
Violence and murder throughout
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