{"product_id":"9781250187017","title":"The Silent Death: A Gereon Rath Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BASIS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TV SENSATION \u003ci\u003eBABYLON BERLIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolker Kutscher, author of the international bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBabylon Berlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, continues his Gereon Rath Mystery series with \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Silent Death\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eas a police inspector investigates the crime and corruption of a decadent 1930s Berlin in the shadows the growing Nazi movement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch 1930: The film business is in a process of change. Talking films are taking over the silvers creen and many a producer, cinema owner, and silent movie star is falling by the wayside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated actress Betty Winter is hit by a spotlight while filming a talkie. At first it looks like an accident, but Superintendent Gereon Rath findsclues that point to murder. While his colleagues suspect the absconded lighting technician, Rath’s investigations take him in a completely different direction, and he is soon left on his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteering clear of his superior who wants him off the case, Rath’s life gets more complicated when his father asks him to help Cologne mayor Konrad Adenauerwith a case of blackmail, and ex-girlfriend Charly tries to renew their relationship—all while tensions between Nazis and Communists escalate to violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034440417520,"sku":"9781250187017","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250187017_p0.jpg?v=1763703863","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250187017","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}