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A review by seanbyrne92
The Stasi Game by David Young
5.0
Firstly thanks to NetGalley and Bonnier Books UK for the ARC of Stasi Game by David Young. I love the Karin Muller series, to the point where I have been ranting and raving about the series on Twitter / Readers First.
Dresden, East Germany, 1980 (its been a year or two since the events of Stasi Winter for Karin Muller and Werner Tilsner) and a man's body is found buried in concrete at a building site in the new town district. Muller is called to the scene and finds the body has some unidentifiable features that will make the investigation all that more difficult.
Muller finds she is up against her foes in the Ministry of the State officials - Stasi officers in the local office and Stasi officer Jager is back to interrupt Muller and her team.
We are introduced to Lotti Rolf and Arnold Southwick as we are dragged back to the 1930's as the two teenagers meet at a holiday camp whilst Arnold is visting with his family from the UK. Lotti is immediately besotted with Arnold - a young teenage love before Arnold and his family cut their holiday short and return back to Hull in the United Kingdom.
Arnold & Lotti begin a penpal relationship from the UK/Germany as the war rages throughout Germany & UK with bombings in Arnold's and Lotti's home towns. Lotti and Arnold become emotionally and physically scarred by the effects of the war and how it shapes their future.
Muller, now faced with the task of teaming up with Tilsner again - even though she doesnt fully trust him after uncovering the truths about his involvement as a Hitler youth few years back.
Karin and the team battle through the political minefield that the Stasi have set up for her to try and solve the case of the body found in the cement,.
I thoroughly enjoyed Stasi Game - the surroundings, the characters involved and the case itself set up the story for a worthwhile conclusion and hopefully not the end of the series.
Dresden, East Germany, 1980 (its been a year or two since the events of Stasi Winter for Karin Muller and Werner Tilsner) and a man's body is found buried in concrete at a building site in the new town district. Muller is called to the scene and finds the body has some unidentifiable features that will make the investigation all that more difficult.
Muller finds she is up against her foes in the Ministry of the State officials - Stasi officers in the local office and Stasi officer Jager is back to interrupt Muller and her team.
We are introduced to Lotti Rolf and Arnold Southwick as we are dragged back to the 1930's as the two teenagers meet at a holiday camp whilst Arnold is visting with his family from the UK. Lotti is immediately besotted with Arnold - a young teenage love before Arnold and his family cut their holiday short and return back to Hull in the United Kingdom.
Arnold & Lotti begin a penpal relationship from the UK/Germany as the war rages throughout Germany & UK with bombings in Arnold's and Lotti's home towns. Lotti and Arnold become emotionally and physically scarred by the effects of the war and how it shapes their future.
Muller, now faced with the task of teaming up with Tilsner again - even though she doesnt fully trust him after uncovering the truths about his involvement as a Hitler youth few years back.
Karin and the team battle through the political minefield that the Stasi have set up for her to try and solve the case of the body found in the cement,.
I thoroughly enjoyed Stasi Game - the surroundings, the characters involved and the case itself set up the story for a worthwhile conclusion and hopefully not the end of the series.