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The Berlin Spies

Spy Masters Series, Book 4

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The Berlin Spies

By: Alex Gerlis
Narrated by: Rupert Bush
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The Second World War is coming to a close. But their fight is just beginning....

Berlin, 1945: A group of Nazis frantically plot the next steps for their country. SS recruits gather east of the city for an audacious yet ill-fated mission to bring about a Fourth Reich.

Three decades later, a young British diplomat in East Berlin is compromised after falling into a honey-trap. He contacts Major Edgar, a veteran British spymaster, who is drawn into an unlikely alliance with his old adversary, Viktor Krasotkin.

Soon they are plunged into a world of Nazi war criminals and double agents. With nobody to trust, they must rely on each other. But as Cold War tensions rise, the cracks begin to show.

©2020 Alex Gerlis (P)2022 Tantor
20th Century Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Military Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military
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Don't know what else to say . . . he tangles the web, then we get into it!

Once again the master spy-story-teller does it!

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Having just finished this one it is hard to put it down. Very compelling, I enjoyed it a great deal.

All books have to end

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Not as good the first three, but still an excellent novel. I hope Amazon makes a series on these books. please.

Good spy novel

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Like the other books in this series, this book has a complex and innovative plot that is truly good listening. And it is performed well.

The interaction among British, German and Russian intelligence makes this one particularly interesting. With an additional plot twist from the Nazi era. I recommend this book and I recommend the whole series.

My one quibble with this book is that it seems the author couldn’t quite figure out how to end it. The ending is somewhat abrupt with no resolution for the main characters. Until that point, it is a very enjoyable listening experience.

Good story but weak ending

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This story is interesting and at times exciting, but it is often hard to follow due to the many names and aliases of characters involved. However, the author does an excellent job bringing together Nazism, the Cold War, and the formerly divided Germany into one huge spy show.

A lot of Intrigue with a lot of Names

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The narration was indifferent & not smooth, as if the listener could tell that the narrator had paused to turn a page. The characters were either presented at non-cohesive intervals or were just too numerous.

Bad narration & too many characters

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Gerlis is an excellent author and I tend to enjoy his spy thrillers but this one was too much to handle. The back and forth time line was not well done. I never could tell when I opened the book to listen where I was and what was going on. As an audible it is confusing.

Too hard to handle

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There were too many characters with too many alternate names. Story was convoluted and hard to follow. The reader had halted, odd phrasing. Not my favorite of the series.

Ok

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I generally really like Alex Gerlis spy novels. But this one fell short of the mark for me. It was hard to follow and was only mildly interesting. Unlike his other novels which I have throughly enjoyed, this one was ho-hum at best. I wasn’t even that impressed with Rupert Bush’s narration, which in other books is excellent, but fell a bit flat in this book. I also found some of the sound editing in this book to be sub-standard. I remain an Alex Gerlis fan, but this book isn’t a standout.

I’m a fan, but this book isn’t a standout

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