The Ashes of Berlin

Shortlisted for the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger

World War II is over, and former German intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt has returned to Berlin.

He’s about to find that the bloodshed has not ended – and that for some, death is better than defeat.

When a man is found slain in a broken-down tenement, Reinhardt embarks on a gruesome investigation.

It seems a serial killer is on the loose, and matters only escalate when it’s discovered that one of the victims was the brother of a Nazi scientist.

Reinhardt’s search for the truth takes him across the divided city and soon embroils him in a plot involving the Western Allies and the Soviets.

He soon realises that this investigation could cost him everything as he pursues a killer who believes that all wrongs must be avenged…

‘An insightful and provocative page-turner…A riveting read hard to put down.’ Mature Times

‘A gritty thriller…Luke McCallin’s third, and finest, novel…Reinhardt is a terrific creation.’ The Times

‘historical thrillers don’t come any better than The Ashes of Berlin.’ Barry Forshaw, Financial Times

• Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2017 and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2017
• The Times Book of the Month (Dec 2016) and Sunday Times Crime Club star pick
• Third in Gregor Reinhardt series, following The Man From Berlin And The Pale House
• The Man From Berlin was shortlisted for a CWA Historical Dagger award, reached #2 on the Kindle Bestsellers chart and was a Top 10 Historical Fiction book; it has an average rating of 4.6/5 stars on Amazon
• Literary crime fiction reminiscent of Dan Fesperman’s Sarajevo thriller, Lie in the Dark And Philip Kerr’s ‘Berlin Noir’ trilogy with the atmosphere of The Third Man
• For fans of CJ Sansom, Martin Cruz Smith, Alan Furst, Charles Cumming And William Ryan