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Violence
A lot
Assassination mission; WWII-era violence; Nazi atrocities in the background
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual encounter
Substance Use
Some
Period drinking; moderate
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological intensity; moral complexity of assassination; Nazi Berlin atmosphere; multiple killings
What this book is about
Paul Schumann is a New York mob enforcer who is given a deal: kill Reinhard Ernst, a senior Nazi official, and receive a pardon for his crimes. Operating in Berlin during the 1936 Olympic Games, surrounded by Nazi security, Schumann finds the mission far more complex than expected — and begins to question everything about the man he has been sent to kill. A meticulous historical thriller.
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Nazi Germany setting
Assassination thriller
1936 Olympics
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