Synopsis
IN EAST GERMANY, SOLVING A MURDER CAN GET YOU KILLED . . .
A gripping and intelligent thriller set in East Germany, during the worst winter in one-hundred years.Perfect for fans of Tom Rob Smith, Phillip Kerr and Joseph Kanon.
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In 1978 East Germany, nothing is as it seems. The state's power is absolute, history is re-written, and the 'truth' is whatever the Stasi say it is.
So when a woman's murder is officially labelled 'accidental death', Major Karin Müller of the People's Police is faced with a dilemma. To solve the crime, she must disregard the official version of events. But defying the Stasi means putting her own life - and the lives of her young family - in danger.
As the worst winter in living memory holds Germany in its freeze, Müller must untangle a web of state secrets and make a choice: between truth and lies, justice and injustice, and, ultimately, life and death.
Stunningly authentic and brimming with moral ambiguity, Stasi Winter is the thrilling new novel from the award-winning author of Stasi Child.
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Praise for David Young:
'Excellent' The Times
'Thrilling' William Ryan
'Masterful' Daily Express
'Fast-paced' The Sun
'Superb. Reminded me of Robert Harris at his best' Mason Cross
'Up there with Martin Cruz Smith and the other greats of the field' Abir Mukherjee
Publisher information
- Publisher: Zaffre
- ISBN: 9781785765469
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
- Weight: 274g
- Languages: English
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A brilliantly written story
'Stasi Winter' is the fifth book to feature the brilliant Karin Mueller. I have read, reviewed and loved each and every book of the series to date. As so... READ MORE
Okay
This novel was quite good. I thought the description of the bleakness of the snow and the surrounding landscape to be really good and gave you a good feeli... READ MORE
Too German
Too German for me unfortunately, as in too many german phrases and just not my cup of tea. I really did give it a go but I found myself drifting off thinki... READ MORE
Tense and atmospheric crime mystery
I seem to make a habit of coming to series part way through. Such is the case with this series by David Young set in pre-unification Germany. However, alth... READ MORE
Marvelous Ms. Müller
David Young first broke into the cold war thriller scene with his debut - Stasi Child. His debut novel saw the introduction of Oberlieutenant Karin Müller... READ MORE
Amazing thriller
Had never read this author before so just went on how good the blurb sounded.
Wow this was so exciting from start to finish, the story really drew you in ... READ MORE
Very good But Don't Start With This One
I hadn't heard of the Karin Muller series before so being introduced to it by Readers First was both a blessing and a curse. It's well written, the scenari... READ MORE
a real chilling thriller
By little les
This book should come with a warning "to read this book you must be dressed in duffle coat and scarf" as the description of the terrible win... READ MORE
Great complex characters
This is actually the first book I have read from David Young and did see it was book 5 before I started, so I was a little worried I wouldn’t follow the st... READ MORE
Exciting!
Karin Muller is unhappy in her job and wants to resign but is assigned to one last case by her blackmailing bosses.
Her and another colleague called Tilsne... READ MORE
An Ice-Cold War Thriller set in former East Germany
Some book series feel like familiar clothes that may not appear fashionable to everyone but to you leave you feeling comfortable and the bees knees.
Stasi... READ MORE
An atmospheric Cold War thriller.
Two years ago I read "A Darker State" (since renamed "Stasi State"), the third book in this Karin Müller series, enjoying it enough to give it a 4* rating ... READ MORE
Thrilling
Major Karin Muller wants to resign her job with the people's police but her higher ups have blackmailed her into taking her old job back.
Teamed up with he... READ MORE
A chilling crime novel
This was a fascinating and chilling crime novel set in East Germany in the late 70s.
Karin Muller is a Major in the Criminal Police in East Germany and i... READ MORE
Interesting
This is the first book in the series that I have read, and I'm wondering if I needed to read the others first to enjoy this one more.
I didn't find the mai... READ MORE
Great book
Have read every book of the series and looking forward to more from this author.
Iron Curtain Thriller
A good bit of recent historical fiction, there’s more action than suspense in this thriller, which immerses the reader firmly behind the Iron Curtain of 70... READ MORE
4 stars ****
My first of any David Young books and I throughly enjoyed it. I will definitely be reading more of the Karin Müller/Stasi.
Stasi Winter is part of a serie... READ MORE
Brilliant read
wow This is the first book of im guessing a collection i have read, and has left me feeling the urge to purchase all the others to read, It seems a little ... READ MORE
Great complex characters
This is actually the first book I have read from David Young and did see it was book 5 before I started, so I was a little worried I wouldn’t follow the st... READ MORE
Very Good But Don't Start With This One
I hadn't heard of the Karin Muller series before so being introduced to it by Readers First was both a blessing and a curse. It's well written, the scenari... READ MORE
Really enjoyed it
Firstly, I found this book a little hard to get into, I think I was getting a bit confused as to who was who, but a few chapters in and I had it worked out... READ MORE
Enjoyable even as a stand alone novel
I hadn’t read any of the other books in this series when I got a copy but decided I would give it a go anyways as I liked the sound of the story. Initially... READ MORE
Great read that really grips you
I would like to thank Readers First for an advance copy of Stasi Winter.
The book is centred around DDR police major Karin Müller and set in 1979 where, h... READ MORE
Gripping
A gripping book that really pulls you in and does not let you know until the end, and then leaves you wishing there were more pages. I've never read anythi... READ MORE
Interesting but better read as part of a series
I think that if I had read the previous books in the series this would be higher rated, however the brief links back to things I assume are covered in earl... READ MORE
Certainly suited the weather
Stasi Winter is the fifth book of the Karin Müller series by David Young. I have not previously read any of the others in this series but I thought that th... READ MORE
Struggled
I couldn’t wait to start this as the blurb sounded so good but unfortunately I found it a bit of a struggle to keep up with all the different names, types ... READ MORE
5th in the series
By snuffles900
I've not read any of the previous books in this series and although I really enjoyed this one, I do think that it always gives an extra dim... READ MORE
Great series
I have been such an avid reviewer of the Karin Muller series since discovering Stasi Child back in April this year. I've done my best to catch up on the se... READ MORE
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