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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I have been recommended the ‘Max Heller series’ of books by Frank Goldammer, and The Air Raid Killer (Amazon Crossing) is the first. Translated from the original German by Steve Anderson, the story is set in Dresden during the height of the bombing in WWII, when there is also a killer on the loose who preys on young women and eviscerates his victims before stringing them up in gory, ‘artistic’ poses – think the Hannibal Lector escapes scene in Silence of the Lambs. This seems an over-trodden path and I am not gripped by either the writing or the characters. I can’t help feeling there are many better options out there for someone like me who is looking for a new protagonist to follow. Ideas welcome! Dresden is overrun with refugees from the East. The Russians are just over the horizon and a killer who flays his victims is on the loose. People are beginning to panic and they have no idea about the hellfire that will soon rain down upon them. Max Heller is a detective inspector trying to discover the identity of the "Fright Man" who has assumed mythic and demonic proportions in the minds of the frightened citizens. In the meantime he has to struggle with superiors still enamored of Nazi ideology and shortages of medical staff and food. An enjoyable read, especially given the Dresden location, a city I love. I must admit, though, I liked the character better after the arrival of the Russians for some reason. The ordinariness and likableness of the real killer is perhaps the most frightening aspect of the book. An usual crime story set during the final months of WW2 in Dresden during the terrible allied air raids, including the infamous fire storms and subsequently during the Russian occupation. Inspector Max Heller is determined to catch a brutal killer and prepared to risk the air raids and working with the Russians to achieve his aim. Provides an interesting insight into what life was like during that period, with the Russian occupation forces drawn surprisingly sympathetically overall. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
As World War II ends, a killer's game begins. In the final days of the Nazi regime, with the historic city of Dresden on the brink of destruction, terrifying rumors spread about the Fright Man, a demonic killer who exploited the cover of a nighttime air raid siren to mutilate and kill a young nurse. Just as seasoned detective Max Heller begins investigating, the Fright Man kills again... The investigation seems hopeless. Desperate refugees flood the streets, all of Heller's resources are depleted, and his new boss is a ruthless SS officer. And like so many others, Heller and his wife, Karin, survive on meager rations while fearing for the lives of their sons at the front. But as tensions mount and enemy firebombs decimate the city, dangerous new clues come to light--and the determined Heller pursues a violent and twisting path to unmask a monster. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Der Februar 1945 sorgt für ein Inferno in Dresden und man glaubt, dass auch der Mörder im Bombenhagel umgekommen ist. Ein gravierender Irrtum…
Die Geschichte liest sich gut und ist interessant durch die Zeit in welcher der Krimi spielt. Die Spannung hält sich in Grenzen.
Heller ist Polizist mit Leib und Seele. Er hat einen Fall und muss ermitteln. Als wenn die Zeiten nicht schon schwer genug wären, macht ihm Klepp alles noch schwerer. Rudolf Klepp ist linientreu und hat den Posten nur bekommen, weil er das richtige Parteibuch hat. Er hat keine Ahnung von Polizeiarbeit, dafür aber eigenwillige Vorstellungen. Aber es bleibt nicht bei einem Mord und die Bevölkerung hat ebenfalls eine vorgefertigte Meinung. Es kann nur der Angstmann sein. Max Heller Ist nicht in der Partei und bildet sich selbst ein Urteil, das er zwar nicht nach außen trägt, das aber doch dann und wann durchblitzt.
Mit der Bombennacht im Februar 1945 nimmt der bis dahin ruhig verlaufende Fall dann Fahrt auf. Heller geht ungewöhnliche Wege, um die Geschichte abzuschließen, denn seiner Meinung nach darf der Mörder nicht ungestraft davonkommen.
Interessant wird die Geschichte durch die Verknüpfung von historischen Begebenheiten mit dem Kriminalfall.
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