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24%OFFJohn Lawton - Then We Take Berlin - 9781611855654 - V9781611855654
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Then We Take Berlin

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Description for Then We Take Berlin Paperback. A new historical thriller from the author of the Inspector Troy series, moving from London during the Blitz, to divided post-war Berlin. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 408.

A gripping, meticulously researched and richly detailed historical thriller moving from London during the Blitz, to divided post-war Berlin.

John Holderness, known to most as 'Wilderness', comes of age during World War II in Stepney, breaking in to houses with his grandfather.

After the war, Wilderness is recruited as MI5's resident 'cat burglar' and finds himself in Berlin, involved with schemes in the booming black market that put both him and his relationships in danger.

In 1963 it is a most unusual and lucrative request that persuades Wilderness to return - to smuggle someone under ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Joe Wilderness Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781611855654
SKU
V9781611855654
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About John Lawton
John Lawton worked for Channel 4 for many years, and, among many others, produced Harold Pinter's 'O Superman', the least-watched most-argued-over programme of the 90s. He has written seven novels in his Troy series, two Joe Wilderness novels, the standalone Sweet Sunday, a couple of short stories and the occasional essay. He writes very slowly and almost entirely on the ... Read more

Reviews for Then We Take Berlin
Lawton's up there with Philip Kerr and Alan Furst. Yes, he's that good.
The Sun
While Lawton's previous novels were distinguished by their precise and elegant prose, Then We Take Berlin offers, courtesy of its Cockney protagonist, a cruder but equally effective vernacular style underpinned by mordant black humour.
Irish Times
Lawton builds a wonderfully convincing ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Then We Take Berlin


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