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In war-torn Yugoslavia, a beautiful young filmmaker and photographer-a veritable hero to her people-and a German officer have been brutally murdered.

Assigned to the case is military intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt. Already haunted by his wartime actions and the mistakes he's made off the battlefield, he soon finds that his investigation may be more than just a murder, and that the late Yugoslavian heroine may have been much more brilliant-and treacherous-than anyone knew.

Maneuvering his way through a minefield of political, military, and personal agendas and vendettas, Reinhardt knows that someone is leaving a trail of dead bodies to cover their tracks. But those bloody tracks may lead Reinhardt to a secret hidden within the ranks of the powerful that they will do anything to keep.

And his search for the truth may kill him before he ever finds it.

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28 May 2014
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13.46 x 1.52 x 18.8 cm
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1494552329
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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1494552329
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1494552329
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.46 x 1.52 x 18.8 cm

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Luke McCallin was born in England, grew up in Africa, was educated around the world, and has worked with the UN as a humanitarian relief worker and peacekeeper in the Caucasus, the Sahel, and the Balkans. His experiences have driven his writing, in which he explores what happens to normal people put under abnormal pressures, inspiring a historical mystery series built around an unlikely protagonist, Gregor Reinhardt, a German intelligence officer and a former Berlin detective chased out of the police by the Nazis. THE MAN FROM BERLIN was published in 2013, followed by a sequel, THE PALE HOUSE, in 2014.

He lives with his wife and two children in an old farmhouse in France in the Jura Mountains. He has a master’s degree in political science, speaks French, is learning Spanish, and can just get by in Russian. When he’s not working or writing or spending time with his family, he enjoys reading history, playing squash, and keeping goal for the UN football team.

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Frank Riley

A well-written drama about a German officer/ex-policemen on a dangerous case of murder and cover-up.

Reviewed in Australia on 4 February 2020

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This is a well-written drama about a German officer/ex-policemen on a dangerous case of murder and cover-up. The story is set amidst the troubled country of Yugoslavia (as it then was) during the Second World War. Many factions are at war, not only with the Germans or British, but also each other. Old rivalries clash. Betrayals, slaughter and ethnic-cleansing are a constant backdrop to the drama where the hero tries to find the murderer or murderers of a femme fatale and her ex-lover. The quest is fraught with many dangerous situations and personal trials for the German protagonist. A good read.

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Stephen J. Midson

Great book. Well written

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2016

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It's always a delight to read a well written well researched book. One that tells a credible story with beautiful descriptions and memorable lines. So often readers are insulted by writers who have written one best seller and then trade off their good name. But not in this case. This is a book that shows an author who takes pride in each word. Recommended to all people who enjoy descriptive writing. Who enjoy sentences that you want to read out loud. Who enjoy character development

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Garry

Brilliant writing about a World War 2 arena that I hadnt even thought about before.

Reviewed in Australia on 31 May 2015

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Not so much a page turner as a close look at a forgotten arena of World War 2. A glimpse of what life was like within the third reich for the ordinary officers and soldiers and for the occupied peoples, in this case German allies. It is all very intense with different branches of the military , the SS, and local militias fighting turf wars over the murder of a possible spy and activist and German officer.

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Excellent.

Reviewed in Australia on 16 February 2017

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The savage chaos of 1940's Balkans is the setting for this excellent detective thriller.The plot is complicated and holds many twists and turns.Intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt endures to the end to find the killer as he battles the devils within himself. The book is full of atmosphere. Strongly Recommended

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Julia

Stick with it - a worthwhile read with a believable main character

Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2015

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Not a quick and easy skim read - the subject matter deals with some pretty grim themes in history - but as the book progresses, the reader can't help but be increasingly drawn in - feeling for the main character and the circumstances and world he faces. The author does a top job with the main character who is portrayed in a very decent, human and believable way. Well worth reading.

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Stephen W.

Great Historical war crime action novel

Reviewed in Australia on 19 January 2017

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This was fast paced and page turning novel. Very well written with interesting description that clearly set the scenes. The backdrop of the war in Yugoslavia was interesting and like no other novel I have read. Excellent storyline making it a great read.

Reviewed in Australia on 6 August 2017

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Mix up murder with kinky sexua behaviour, some very nasty characters and a couple of good guys and drop it all into a realistic war setting in a very crazy Yugoslavia
Reinhardt is pushed to his limits with this and I lost quite a bit of good sleeping time enjoying this novel

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Blondie

A great read, hard to put down.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2019

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An interesting setting for a murder mystery set in WW2 in ‘Yugoslavia’. The author has given a realistic feel of what is must have been like back then, quite frightening and brutal for the people living there. Nothing much changes .......

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Ms. K. Johnston

Excellent novel but could do with some editorial pruning

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2017

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Having read all of Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels, apart from the latest one, Prussian Blue, I thought I'd try Luke McCallin's The Man from Berlin. Gregor Reinhardt is a sensitive soul who is clearly suffering from PTSD, having seen horrors during his military career with the Abwehr. His time as a Berlin detective comes in more than useful in war-torn Sarajevo and elsewhere in the Balkans and this is a very vivid story, steeped in atmosphere. McCallin's style is wordier than Kerr's and at times I felt was over-written, so perhaps his editor could do a bit of pruning in future. This novel is a slow burn as you realise that the murder of Marija Vukic, a Leni Riefenstahl-type film director/journalist, is not as straightforward as it looks - I won't spoil the plot for other readers - but the novel gathers pace and is a superb read. I was reading it into the small hours and said "just another chapter, and then sleep". Now for the next novel featuring Captain Reinhardt.

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The Man from Berlin

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2017

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Set in Sarajevo, in 1943, this novel features Captain Gregor Reinhardt, a previous detective in Berlin, who is now a member of military intelligence. This is obviously set in the Second World War and things are rarely clear cut and like so many crime novels set in this era, such as the fabulous Bernie Gunther series, there is little that is black and white in the beginning of this series either. For Reinhardt, who gained an Iron Cross in WWI, found his career in the police stalled after he refused to join the Party. His personal life is also in turmoil, after losing his beloved wife and the rejection of his son, Friedrich, who is a great believer in the National Socialists and is currently serving somewhere in Russia. Rumours about what is happening in Stalingrad are reaching the ears of those based in Sarajevo and it is obvious that the Russian front is somewhere to be avoided. However, the setting of Sarajevo provides a colourful and complicated backdrop to the story.

As far as the crime element of this novel is concerned, it involves the murder of a German officer, and Abwehr lieutenant, Stefan Handel, and a beautiful film maker and socialite, Marija Vukic. Reinhardt is told to work with a local investigator from the Sarajevo police, Andro Padelin. As well as this encumbrance, he also has to deal with Major Becker of the Military Police, which whom he shares a difficult history. His attempts to discover the truth about the murder ruffles more than a few feathers and Reinhardt has to tread carefully between his superior officers, the local police – who are extremely ruthless and seem keen to pin the murders on anyone they can beat into a confession - and the Partisans.

I did feel at times that the story was a little slow. Obviously, this is very much a literary mystery and I am always happy with historical detail. However, there is also a fine line between exploring themes and moving the action along and, at times, this stalled just a little. Still, it was an interesting novel, I liked the character of Reinhardt and I would certainly read on in this series as I would like to know more about him. I thought the author did an excellent job of exploring a lesser explored location and Sarajevo really came alive in this book. The ending also offered various possibilities for the series to continue and I will certainly look forward to continuing reading more.

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Marmite

Cracking good read. Good plot and great characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2017

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Cracking good read. Good plot and great characters. A little convoluted in places but well worth reading. Gritty in places but real and certainly not gratuitous Seemed historically sound. Moves along at a good pace, although occasional Americanism seemed a little out of place.
My only slight criticism is that it was maybe fifty pages to long.
I enjoyed it enough that I will be buying the next one.
Not in the Bernie Gunther class just yet, different rather than comparable.

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Old Den

The Reinhardt trilogy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 September 2019

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Like a lot of reviewers I came to these books after having finished the Bernie Gunther series. The first two books in the series are set in the Balkans during WW2 and the last one in Berlin just after the end of the war. The scenes and characters are described vividly and the stories rattle on at a good pace but some more careful editing is required. I got a bit fed up with certain repetitions such as "he felt cold sweat running down his back" and " his tongue searched the gap in his teeth". I enjoyed the third book the most with its unexpected twist at the end. They are definitely worth reading but some persistence is required.

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Nicholas Walton

Overlong but very good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2020

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First, the bad stuff. If it was 15% shorter it'd be excellent rather than very good. It simply dwells too much in some areas, rather than power on with the terrific story. That's my impression at least.

Second, the good. I lived in Sarajevo and I thought the authenticity was magnificent. It took me back to a time and a mentality that is so hard to recapture. That's why I gave it five stars. It's also very well plotted and the characters are very engaging.

So, 5 stars but I hesitate to get the next in the series because the editor wasn't more ruthless.

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