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Midnight in Berlin

By: James MacManus
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Berlin, 1938: Newly appointed military attaché Noel Macrae and his extrovert wife, Primrose, arrive at the British embassy. Prime Minister Chamberlain is intent on placating Nazi Germany, but Macrae is less so.

Gathering vital intelligence, Macrae is drawn to Kitty Schmidt's Salon - a Nazi bordello - and its enigmatic Jewish hostess, Sara Sternschein, who is a treasure trove of knowledge about the Nazi hierarchy in a city of lies, spies and secrets. Does she hold the key to thwarting Hitler?

©2016 James MacManus (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd Espionage Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Imperialism Fiction War Military

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An extremely clever and captivating weave of fiction through a dramatic period of modern history

excellent story

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Very interesting and captivating story. An ideal base to do further research on specific characters. Narration was excellent and so talented. Final historical notes very helpful.

Narrator very talented

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Absolutely loved this book, the narrator was perfect and there was nothing I did not like about it.
A interesting story which will have you gripped from the start, hindsight is a wonderful thing but despite what transpired it is hard to listen to the blinkered and idiotic reactions of the British government and some of their staff.
The main characters are complex, often hugely flawed and fighting to be heard in a world that doesn't want to listen. Highly recommend.

A brilliant fast paced listen

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This is a truly fantastic book. A gripping story wrapped around the events leading up to the second world war in Nazi Berlin. The characters are very well written. The Berlin of 1939 is so vivid with the writing. Really really worth a listen. Essential for anyone interested in this point in history. As an Englishman, a certain amount of shame also.

Top notch performance from Peter Noble. One of the best books I have downloaded in three years. Five stars.

Brink of war masterpiece

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Held our attention to the throughout, well narrated and appreciated the ending. Well I done

Gripping

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Brilliant story with a grain of true history. Gripping from cover to cover. Well done!

Brilliant story

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Thoroughly enjoyed this, my first book by this author. Off to find more of his now!

Well researched, well written and well narrated

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Great story; great narrator not a lot else needs to be said in twenty words...

listen of the year

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This is a great book like all fiction, there are many elements of historical reality .


The battle at the British Embassy in Berlin between diplomats who could see what was coming in late 1938 and early 1939 and those who like the government they represent chose to ignore the evidence in a desperate effort to avoid war with the German's and a replay of the carnage of the 1914-1918 campaign.


In Midnight in Berlin, the new military attache, Noel McRae comes across a Gestapo run house of pleasure during an outing for intelligence. A couple of days a few days he sees one of the women from the salon, Sara a Jew who is being held hostage as a sex slave to ensure the compliance of her twin brother and mother who are captives at the mercy of the Nazi regime.


Although the book is a work of fiction. Like most good works there are many facts that are true, indeed many of the characters portrayed in the book including the ambassador, Sir Neville Henderson were actually in pod at at the time.


This audiobook is a compelling listen, with great narration it flows easily. I would recommend it

Sex, Entrapment and Escape

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This novel is similar to the Bernie Gunther Series by Philip Kerr. It is not a gritty as his are but was a good read nonetheless. It is well researched and in period. There are few characters so it is easy to follow. I enjoyed it sufficiently to search for more books by this author. The narrator was easy to listen to and did not grate - as some do. Overall: an easy three stars.

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