Bibliograph

The silent death, Volker Kutscher

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Label

The silent death, Volker Kutscher

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The silent death

Responsibility statement

Volker Kutscher

Series statement

Gereon Rath, 2

Summary

Berlin 1930. Sound film is conquering the big screen, leaving many by the wayside: producers, cinema owners and silent film stars. Investigating the violent onset death of actress Betty Winter, Inspector Gereon Rath encounters the dark side of glamour and an industry in turmoil. When his father requests that he help his friend, the mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer, and his exgirlfriend Charly makes a renewed attempt at rapprochement, things start to get out of hand. Trapped in the machinations of rival film producers, he roams Berlin's Chinese quarter and the city's underworld as he works ever closer to the edge of legality. Meanwhile the funeral of the murdered Horst Wessel leads to clashes between Nazis and Communists

Target audience

adult

Creator