Imprint: No Exit Press

Category: Second World War fiction

Series: A Gregor Reinhardt Novel

The Man From Berlin

Luke McCallin

A Gregor Reinhardt Novel
Shortlisted for the 2015 CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger

In war-torn Yugoslavia, a beautiful young filmmaker and photographer – a veritable hero to her people – and a German officer have been brutally murdered.

Military intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt, already haunted by his wartime actions, is assigned to the case.

He soon finds that his investigation may be more than just a murder – and that the late Yugoslavian heroine may have been much more brilliant – and treacherous – than anyone knew.

Reinhardt knows that someone is leaving a trail of dead bodies to cover their tracks. But those bloody tracks may lead Reinhardt to a secret hidden within the ranks of the powerful that they will do anything to keep.

And his search for the truth may kill him before he ever finds it.

‘I’m reminded of Martin Cruz Smith in the way I was transported to a completely different time and culture and then fully immersed in it. An amazing first novel.’ Alex Grecian, author of The Yard

‘An extraordinarily nuanced and compelling narrative’ Kenneth Allard, New York Journal of Books

‘A wild ride…with plenty of twists and turns. This debut novel will make you salivate for a sequel.’ Charles Salzberg, author of the Shamus Award-Nominated Swann’s Last Song and Swann Dives In

Paperback

RRP: £12.99

ISBN: 9781843445470

Published: November 27, 2014

Extent: 448 pages

Ebook

RRP: £4.99

ISBN: 9781843445487

Published: November 27, 2014

Reviews

‘An extraordinarily nuanced and compelling narrative’

Kenneth Allard , New York Journal of Books

‘[A] well-wrought debut’

Publishers Weekly

‘a good, fast-paced, engaging read full of surprises as well as a more serious meditation on war, loyalty and the complexities of the former Yugoslavia itself’

Trisha Telep , We Love This Book

‘Hits all the important points of why detective fiction can be such an important form of storytelling regarding the critical examination of the human condition’

Professor Gary Hoppenstand

‘If a review copy can make a bookseller buy books then the publisher is onto a good thing. Catherine Hawley can’t wait to do a full review on Luke McCallin’s The Man from Berlin’

Catherine Hawley , Juxtabook

Luke McCallin

Luke McCallin was born in 1972 in Oxford, grew up in Africa, went to school around the world and has worked with the United Nations as a humanitarian relief worker and peacekeeper in the Caucasus, the Sahel, and the Balkans. His experiences have driven his writing, in which he explores what happens to normal people – those stricken by conflict, by disaster – put under abnormal pressures.

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