The Silent Death: A Gereon Rath Mystery

Internation Bestseller

Book 2 of the Gereon Rath Mystery

March 1930: The film business is changing. Talkies are taking over the silver screen and many producers, cinema owners, and silent movie stars are falling by the wayside. Celebrated actress Betty Winter is hit by a spotlight while on set for a talkie. At first it looks like an accident. But Superintendent Gereon Rath finds clues 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.

Volker Kutscher follows on seamlessly from his bestseller Babylon Berlin and brings 1930s Berlin back to life again in a complex and gripping mystery. He draws readers back into an era that is much closer to the present day than they might expect.