Stasi Child
A Karin Müller Thriller
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Publisher Description
***WINNER OF THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER***
The bestselling chilling crime thriller - perfect for fans of Child 44 and Deutschland 83
East Berlin, 1975
When Oberleutnant Karin Müller is called to investigate a teenage girl's body at the foot of the Wall, she imagines she's seen it all before. But when she arrives she realises this is a death like no other. It seems the girl was trying to escape - but from the West.
Müller is a member of the People's Police, but in East Germany her power only stretches so far. The Stasi want her to discover the identity of the girl, but assure her the case is otherwise closed - and strongly discourage her from asking questions.
The evidence doesn't add up, and it soon becomes clear the crime scene has been staged. But this is not a regime that tolerates a curious mind, and Müller doesn't realise that the trail she's following will lead her dangerously close to home . . .
Stasi Child is David Young's brilliant and page-turning debut novel.
PRAISE FOR STASI CHILD
Longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
Times Crime Book of the Month
Telegraph Pick of the Week
'Chilling' Daily Telegraph
'Extremely engaging' Sunday Express
'Can't get enough cold-war Germany after Deutschland 83? This is your latest reading companion' Shortlist
'Superb. A thrilling Cold War mystery that reminded me of Robert Harris at his best.' - Mason Cross, author ofThe Samaritan.
'Deft, assured storytelling, a compelling new detective and a fascinating setting - I was up late to finish it!' - Gilly Macmillan, author of Burnt Paper Sky
'One of the best reads I've had in ages. With its masterful intertwining of dual storylines and its stark portrayal of life behind the Berlin Wall, this is a cracking debut.' - David Jackson, bestselling author of Cry Baby
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in East Berlin in 1975, British author Young's outstanding first novel and series launch dramatizes the inherent difficulty of policing honestly in a police state. Karin M ller, of the People's Police, is roused in the middle of the night after the body of an unidentified teenage girl is found in a cemetery near the Berlin Wall, known in East Germany as the Anti-Fascist Protection Barrier/Rampart. When M ller arrives at the scene, she's taken aback by the presence of Klaus J ger of the Ministry of State Security, or Stasi, who informs her only that she's been ordered to assist him. M ller is further discomfited by the official Stasi explanation for the death that the girl was "apparently shot from the West possibly by western guards while escaping into the East." Quickly discovering evidence contesting that unlikely scenario, she finds herself in a dilemma when J ger directs her to focus on identifying the corpse rather than the killer. Fans of Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko will welcome M ller.
