Murder on the Graf Zeppelin
Samir Machado de Machado, Rahul Bery
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Description
‘A novel with the lightness of Agatha Christie’s works and the depth of the most important moments in history’ – Michel Laub, author of Diary of the Fall
A zeppelin leaves Nazi Germany bound for Rio de Janeiro. For those on board it’s a luxury holiday, until one of them is murdered.
Police Detective Bruno Bruckner, travelling on the airship, is immediately asked to investigate – and soon discovers that the murdered man was not the proud Nazi he claimed to be. What’s more, he was carrying a stash of banned ‘degenerate’ material.
As Bruckner interviews his fellow passengers – a wealthy baroness, an antisemitic doctor, a debonair Englishman – his inquiries will uncover a startling story of fake identities, queer love and revenge, where nothing is as it appears, until finally the secret of the ‘good Nazi’ is revealed…
READERS LOVE The Good Nazi!
‘Agatha Christie in the sky! A really interesting combination of crime, intrigue and fraught 1930s politics and opinions. Very well written and paced’
‘Such an impressive book, a captivating read that draws you in’
‘Nearly nothing goes to waste, and the ending is actually a surprising and unexpected twist’
Publisher Review
The ingenious answer [to the mystery] is only one of the many pleasures to be found in this powerfully atmospheric novel — Mark Sanderson * The Times * There’s an ingenious twist to this gripping and queasily resonant thriller, as well as a fascinating insight into the lost world of zeppelin travel * Guardian * Taking the locked room crime novel to a whole new twisty level, this is set on board a luxurious transatlantic airship * Daily Mail * A real contender for the year’s most satisfying closing line…[A conclusion with a] fierce sense of justice and a twist that can only be called perfect * Irish Times * An ingenious riff on the locked-room mystery… Fast-paced and tightly plotted, the novel is both a clever whodunit and an astute portrayal of the fears and beliefs of a culture being exploited to nefarious ends. A delicious final twist provides the cherry on top. Fans of historical mysteries should consider this a must * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * An enjoyable period tale that will keep the armchair detective entertained and guessing the secrets right to the end… Its core moral is about the triumph of decency over fascism. Machado de Machado’s prose is elegant and concise… and the confined setting of the Zeppelin ensures a claustrophobic tightness is maintained * Entertainment Focus * An effective locked room mystery with a clear moral content… A well-realised cast provides insight into the twisted psyche of fascists in a manner made relevant for today * The Critic * A Nazi zeppelin whodunit… Machado has made a fine entertainment. A murder in mid-air is inherently intriguing, and the eventual explanation displays appropriate chutzpah. At the same time the book works well as a historical and a political novel. Not bad for just 156 pages * Morning Star * Politics and crime united in an ironic adventure through history – both of the twentieth century and contemporary Brazil. A novel with the lightness of Agatha Christie’s works and the depth of the most important moments in history. — Michel Laub, author of ‘Diary of the Fall’ The resolution is thrilling [and] serves as a liberating reminder that good can still overcome evil… An engrossing murder mystery novel set during one of the most dangerous moments
in modern history * Foreword * All is not what it seems, with several twists and an absolutely delightful denouement * CrimeReads * A defining moment in history is the backdrop for a tidy whodunit * Kirkus *
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