
Babylon Berlin
Gereon Rath, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Mark Meadows
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By:
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Volker Kutscher
Berlin, 1929. Detective Inspector Rath was a successful career officer in the Cologne Homicide Division before a shooting incident in which he inadvertently killed a man. He has been transferred to the vice squad in Berlin, a job he detests even though he finds a new friend in his boss, Chief Inspector Wolter.
There is seething unrest in the city, and the Commissioner of Police has ordered the vice squad to ruthlessly enforce the ban on May Day demonstrations. The result is catastrophic, with many dead and injured, and a state of emergency is declared in the Communist strongholds of the city.
When a car is hauled out of Berlin's Landwehr Canal with a mutilated corpse inside, the Commissioner decides to use this mystery to divert the attention of press and public from the casualties of the demonstrations. The biggest problem is that the corpse cannot be identified.
Volker Kutscher was born in 1962 in Lindlar, West Germany. He is the author of the enormously successful Gereon Rath crime series which, in addition to compelling narrative, is notable for its scrupulous accuracy about Germany in the years between its beginning in 1927 and the approach to the Second World War.
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Not as good as the TV series
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Ok plot, weak writing, decent reader
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if you are a fan of German detective novels?...
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Really entertaining and well crafted story
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Tough book to listen to.
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However, I am happy I did choose to listen. The plot was good, although a bit slow at times. I also enjoyed Mark Meadows' narration. Overall, the novel probably could be a bit shorter, however, I chalk that up to character development.
I have already loaded the second Gereon Rath novel to my wish list. It will have to wait, there is a new Bernie novel to enjoy
Hope More Titles Come to Audible
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One case in which a film is better than the book
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Suspense, historie, well told.
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"Babylon Berlin" features competent yet compromised vice-squad detective Gereon Rath as he navigates Weimar era Berlin. While Rath is a stellar and compelling main character it is the city of Berlin itself that makes the story as engrossing as it is. Berlin in 1929 is a city of illicit porn, gold smugglers, and Russian gangsters. Most perilously however, it is a city that is distracted by communism and blind to the ever present threat of creeping fascism. Rath's own partner aptly describes 1929 Berlin as "the most exciting city in the world, which is also the most disreputable", and it proves to be an absolutely fascinating stage for a genuinely compelling story. While the story is a bit circuitous and has a few too many dead end's and red herring's it is undoubtedly focused and cohesive as a whole. The mystery is enticing, the characters deep and superbly written, and the setting is utterly addictive. If you enjoy noir and detective stories as much as I do and are looking for something slightly more diverting and original, definitely give "Babylon Berlin" a listen.
If you enjoyed "Babylon Berlin" as much as I did and are looking for similar titles please check out the other books in the Gereon Rath series by Volker Kutscher. You might also enjoy the Bernie Gunther books by Philip Kerr, "Some Danger Involved" by Will Thomas, "The Man From Berlin" by Luke McCallin, or "The Man From St. Petersburg by Ken Follett.
Weimar-Noir
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Great story
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