The Whistler: A Murderer's Tale
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (782 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AWPIZ5K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 569 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Step Into A World" according to Lloyd Tackitt. I have become a big fan of Ben Stevens. He writes extremely well in several genres, this one is historical fiction. I've read two other of his books and they are as different from this as they possibly can be, yet his writing skill isn't challenged by the change ups. Just like his other two books I've given this one five stars - this one for a gripping and gritty read.He changes past to present seamlessly as he begins the story in the present tense and then moves back to a darker, much darker, past.. "Good Thriller in a Classic Genre" according to Stephanie De Pue. THE WHISTLER: A MURDERERS TALE, by Ben Stevens is a novelette-length historical mystery/thriller that tells of Kurt Schmidt, a psychotic pitiless killer and Erich Heinemann, a brilliant, famed half-Jewish violinist, and their nearly lifelong, yet obscure relationship with each other. It is set largely in the turbulent, fraught pre-World War II days of 19Good Thriller in a Classic Genre THE WHISTLER: A MURDERERS TALE, by Ben Stevens is a novelette-length historical mystery/thriller that tells of Kurt Schmidt, a psychotic pitiless killer and Erich Heinemann, a brilliant, famed half-Jewish violinist, and their nearly lifelong, yet obscure relationship with each other. It is set largely in the turbulent, fraught pre-World War II days of 1930s Berlin, Germany, and during the dark, disturbing days of World War II, with brief modern introduction and postscript.The book opens in the curre. 0s Berlin, Germany, and during the dark, disturbing days of World War II, with brief modern introduction and postscript.The book opens in the curre. A great read! The character development is crafty done Maggie A great read! The character development is crafty done, building to the twist at the end that only makes sense after a lot of thought. It was hard to read the end.poignant.
Author's long research paid off big-time' Richard Milbrodt'Read this after TheBook Thief The same genre and very well written' Christopher Doyle'Authentic An engaging story A brilliant half-Jewish violinist on the run from Nazis' Rachel D. Outstanding!' SamL'Wonderful Haunting and rivetting A desired sense of closure' hitza'Great use of flashbacks to tell of what was going on during World War II Hard to put it down' Edwin E Hooker'Compare this to The Book Thief The writing is clean and easy to follow Rich detail Blends past and present in a new and exciting way Dramatic scenes where the reader can experience the events' Lou Zitnik'Engaging and had me turning the pages wanting more' K DeGrazia'A great story Great writing can be done about those ghastly times' AvdE'A most unusual book A marvellous bo
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