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Inspector Frank Stave #3
The Forger
Hamburg, 1948.
In a routine operation, Chief Inspector Frank Stave is shot down. He survives, but transfers from the murder commission to the office combatting the black market.
There, Stave is confronted with an enigmatic case when Trummerfrau, women helping to clear rubble from Hamburg's bombed streets, discover works of art from the German Weimar period, and a unidentified corpse.
When, shortly afterwards, mysterious banknotes begin to pop up on the black market Stave soon discovers strange parallels between the two cases. With the introduction of a new currency, Stave thinks he is on the brink of a solution. But the truth is dangerous. And not just for him...
In a routine operation, Chief Inspector Frank Stave is shot down. He survives, but transfers from the murder commission to the office combatting the black market.
There, Stave is confronted with an enigmatic case when Trummerfrau, women helping to clear rubble from Hamburg's bombed streets, discover works of art from the German Weimar period, and a unidentified corpse.
When, shortly afterwards, mysterious banknotes begin to pop up on the black market Stave soon discovers strange parallels between the two cases. With the introduction of a new currency, Stave thinks he is on the brink of a solution. But the truth is dangerous. And not just for him...
245 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 22, 2013
About the author
Cay Rademacher
56 books134 followers1965 in Flensburg geboren, studierte in Köln und Washington Anglo-Amerikanische Geschichte, Alte Geschichte und Philosophie und lebt heute mit seiner Familie in der Provence.
Seit einigen Jahren Redakteur bei GEO sowie Geschäftsführender Redakteur des Geschichtsmagazins GEO EPOCHE. Außerdem schreibt R. historische Romane und Sachbücher.
Seit einigen Jahren Redakteur bei GEO sowie Geschäftsführender Redakteur des Geschichtsmagazins GEO EPOCHE. Außerdem schreibt R. historische Romane und Sachbücher.
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May 26, 2022
Hamburg 1948: Oberinspektor Frank Stave wird niedergeschossen und überlebt nur mit viel Glück. Nachdem er aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen wird, fasst er für sich den Entschluss, nicht mehr in die Mordkommission zurückzukehren. Er lässt sich in die Abteilung "Chefamt S" versetzen und ist nun für die Bekämpfung des Schwarzmarktes verantwortlich. Er bekommt auch gleich einen Fall zugewiesen: In einem ausgebombten Kontorhaus hat man alte Kunstwerke und eine Leiche entdeckt. Außerdem taucht kurz vor der Währungsreform Falschgeld auf.
Mein Leseeindruck:
"Der Fälscher" ist bereits der dritte Band einer Reihe um den Oberinspektor Frank Stave. Mir hat dieses Buch richtig gut gefallen, und ich freue mich auf hoffentlich noch viele weitere Fälle mit dem sympathischen Ermittler.
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Ich habe mich auch hier wieder sofort in die Zeit nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zurückversetzt gefühlt. Cay Rademacher gelingt es einfach perfekt, die Stimmung dieser Zeit einzufangen und lebendig werden zu lassen. Man kann den Hunger, die Angst, die Trauer, das Entsetzen und auch die Hoffnung der Menschen richtig nachempfinden.
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Auch die Krimihandlung ist spannend, nachvollziehbar und fesselnd, und ich konnte wieder richtig schön miträtseln, was ich bei Krimis immer sehr gerne mache.
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Die Figuren sind ebenfalls überzeugend. Sie wirken sehr echt und lebendig und haben alle ihre kleinen Fehler und Macken, was sie um so authentischer wirken lässt.
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Ich habe das Lesen dieser Lektüre sehr genossen und werde mich auch danach sicherlich noch eine Weile mit dem Buch beschäftigen, denn es wirkt nach!
Mein Leseeindruck:
"Der Fälscher" ist bereits der dritte Band einer Reihe um den Oberinspektor Frank Stave. Mir hat dieses Buch richtig gut gefallen, und ich freue mich auf hoffentlich noch viele weitere Fälle mit dem sympathischen Ermittler.
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Ich habe mich auch hier wieder sofort in die Zeit nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zurückversetzt gefühlt. Cay Rademacher gelingt es einfach perfekt, die Stimmung dieser Zeit einzufangen und lebendig werden zu lassen. Man kann den Hunger, die Angst, die Trauer, das Entsetzen und auch die Hoffnung der Menschen richtig nachempfinden.
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Auch die Krimihandlung ist spannend, nachvollziehbar und fesselnd, und ich konnte wieder richtig schön miträtseln, was ich bei Krimis immer sehr gerne mache.
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Die Figuren sind ebenfalls überzeugend. Sie wirken sehr echt und lebendig und haben alle ihre kleinen Fehler und Macken, was sie um so authentischer wirken lässt.
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Ich habe das Lesen dieser Lektüre sehr genossen und werde mich auch danach sicherlich noch eine Weile mit dem Buch beschäftigen, denn es wirkt nach!
June 29, 2019
OUTSTANDING series.
September 20, 2015
Compared with the other two books in the series, this one is the best, and it deserves the highest rating.
Chief Inspector Frank Stave of the Hamburg police is shot at a routine operation. The stay in hospital gives him time to consider his situation. He decides to leave the homicide division, in which he worked for a long time. Instead, he wants to get into calmer waters and begins his service in a department that deals with illegal transactions on the thriving black market. His first cases in the new position confront him with counterfeit money that shouldn't even exist, some artwork discovered in the ruins of a house, and then again a corpse. At the same time Stave has to deal with personal matters. The relationship with his son, Karl, who has only recently returned from Russian war imprisonment, is less than ideal. Just as the relationship with Anna, who "collects" art and antiques in her own way. In addition, the people are anxiously waiting for Day-X, the introduction of a new currency, the birth of the Deutschmark.
This novel puts us in the year 1948, the time of Trizone, when Germany was no longer called "Reich" and not yet "Republic". The Trizone (jokingly called Trizonesia in a song; Heidi tschimmela-tschimmela-tschimmela-tschimmela-boom!) was the merging of the three Western allied occupation zones run by France, Great Britain, and the USA. Hamburg (British Zone) was bombed out, like most other large cities in Germany. Most ordinary people lived from hand to mouth, trying somehow to make ends meet, and hoped for a better future. Others have fallen to their feet, slipped through the net of denazification, and are now back living in villas and enjoy their existence: The former Nazi mayor, some bankers, members of the Gestapo, Goebbel's favorite film director. Add to this themes like "Degenerate art", propaganda films, §175 (the "gay paragraph"), awareness of history and coping with the past. Considering the length of the book it is clear that these topics are not dealt with comprehensively. The author is a qualified historian and it shows. At no point, I had the impression that he was not quite sure of his cause. He had the story firmly under control at all times, was on top of things, and thereby never pretentious. He uses the detective story and its protagonists very skillfully to deliver a comprehensive picture of a part of German history. In an afterword, the author explains what events and people were real, and what fictional, and where he has taken the liberty to "adapt" reality a bit.
All in all a very readable history lesson. Recommended for history buffs as well as fans of crime fiction. This book is part three of the Frank Stave series, but I think it also works as a stand-alone.
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Chief Inspector Frank Stave of the Hamburg police is shot at a routine operation. The stay in hospital gives him time to consider his situation. He decides to leave the homicide division, in which he worked for a long time. Instead, he wants to get into calmer waters and begins his service in a department that deals with illegal transactions on the thriving black market. His first cases in the new position confront him with counterfeit money that shouldn't even exist, some artwork discovered in the ruins of a house, and then again a corpse. At the same time Stave has to deal with personal matters. The relationship with his son, Karl, who has only recently returned from Russian war imprisonment, is less than ideal. Just as the relationship with Anna, who "collects" art and antiques in her own way. In addition, the people are anxiously waiting for Day-X, the introduction of a new currency, the birth of the Deutschmark.
This novel puts us in the year 1948, the time of Trizone, when Germany was no longer called "Reich" and not yet "Republic". The Trizone (jokingly called Trizonesia in a song; Heidi tschimmela-tschimmela-tschimmela-tschimmela-boom!) was the merging of the three Western allied occupation zones run by France, Great Britain, and the USA. Hamburg (British Zone) was bombed out, like most other large cities in Germany. Most ordinary people lived from hand to mouth, trying somehow to make ends meet, and hoped for a better future. Others have fallen to their feet, slipped through the net of denazification, and are now back living in villas and enjoy their existence: The former Nazi mayor, some bankers, members of the Gestapo, Goebbel's favorite film director. Add to this themes like "Degenerate art", propaganda films, §175 (the "gay paragraph"), awareness of history and coping with the past. Considering the length of the book it is clear that these topics are not dealt with comprehensively. The author is a qualified historian and it shows. At no point, I had the impression that he was not quite sure of his cause. He had the story firmly under control at all times, was on top of things, and thereby never pretentious. He uses the detective story and its protagonists very skillfully to deliver a comprehensive picture of a part of German history. In an afterword, the author explains what events and people were real, and what fictional, and where he has taken the liberty to "adapt" reality a bit.
All in all a very readable history lesson. Recommended for history buffs as well as fans of crime fiction. This book is part three of the Frank Stave series, but I think it also works as a stand-alone.
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March 26, 2026
Stave, de son propre chef, ne veut plus faire partie de la brigade des homicides. Mais son enquête sur des œuvres d’art le ramène contre son gré au cœur d’une enquête pour meurtre.
L’action se déroule au mois de juin 1948, avec pour point d’orgue l’introduction du Mark allemand le 20 juin 1948.
J’ai aimé découvrir que certains employés de banque avaient subtilisé des billets mal faits pour acheter au marché noir.
On croise dans ces pages le réalisateurs allemand Veit Harland qui a bénéficié d’un certificat Persil malgré les films de propagande qu’il avait réalisé.
On apprend que le mari d’Anna est un officier nazi responsable de la déportation des Juifs d’Europe, et qu’il se cache dans un monastère italien en attendant de pouvoir se rendre en Amérique du Sud.
Il y a encore des hamsters, des personnes qui se rendent dans les campagnes aux alentours pour rapporter de quoi manger ou de quoi échanger au marché noir.
J’ai souri chaque fois qu’il trainait une odeur de Lysol dans un bâtiment.
Mais j’ai été triste d’apprendre de la bouche du médecin légiste Czrisini qu’il était atteint d’un cancer du poumon en phase terminale.
Un troisième tome qui évoque encore, en pointillés, les relations père-fils compliquées. Une question qui sous-tend toute la trilogie.
L’image que je retiendrai :
Comme les hambourgeois, j’ai été surprise de découvrir que, le lendemain de la distribution du nouveau mark, les commerces étaient pleins de marchandises et de denrées alimentaires.
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L’action se déroule au mois de juin 1948, avec pour point d’orgue l’introduction du Mark allemand le 20 juin 1948.
J’ai aimé découvrir que certains employés de banque avaient subtilisé des billets mal faits pour acheter au marché noir.
On croise dans ces pages le réalisateurs allemand Veit Harland qui a bénéficié d’un certificat Persil malgré les films de propagande qu’il avait réalisé.
On apprend que le mari d’Anna est un officier nazi responsable de la déportation des Juifs d’Europe, et qu’il se cache dans un monastère italien en attendant de pouvoir se rendre en Amérique du Sud.
Il y a encore des hamsters, des personnes qui se rendent dans les campagnes aux alentours pour rapporter de quoi manger ou de quoi échanger au marché noir.
J’ai souri chaque fois qu’il trainait une odeur de Lysol dans un bâtiment.
Mais j’ai été triste d’apprendre de la bouche du médecin légiste Czrisini qu’il était atteint d’un cancer du poumon en phase terminale.
Un troisième tome qui évoque encore, en pointillés, les relations père-fils compliquées. Une question qui sous-tend toute la trilogie.
L’image que je retiendrai :
Comme les hambourgeois, j’ai été surprise de découvrir que, le lendemain de la distribution du nouveau mark, les commerces étaient pleins de marchandises et de denrées alimentaires.
https://www.alexmotamots.fr/le-faussa...
April 25, 2019
This, the last in the Inspector Stave series, is just as good as the others. This is a story about change and, seemingly, gradual stability in post-war Hamburg, and those of us who have accompanied the Inspector through the series are very aware of the change - not all of it satisfactory. The Inspector has left homicide (for a number of reasons) and joined the team pursuing Black Marketeers - all two of them, including him. Everyone thinks its a big joke - the end is near for the Black Market because the Allies are about to introduce a new currency which will normalise everything - we hope... But Stave is asked to carry out a special investigation, and he's already carrying out one of his own on the qt... Interesting times!
It's been a great series, superbly written. I may well have been hard just giving this four stars.
It's been a great series, superbly written. I may well have been hard just giving this four stars.
April 24, 2022
This mystery is probably the least interesting of the series. The book begins promisingly with a shootout, but then quickly subsides as Stave quits homicide to work with art thefts. It’s a move that makes some sense from a character perspective, but from a narrative one it drops all the stakes. How dull is art theft? Especially in the aftermath of the greatest war of all time. There is a murder involved, although they have to do some manipulating to get Stave involved. Why not just keep him in homicide? Like the last book you figure out pretty early on who the perp is, but you just don’t know why. And there’s no uncovering of this answer either. It’s all revealed in a last-minute monologue. It’s a little baffling how this was organized.
Oh, and the mystery revolves around a dead Jew found in the remains of a building destroyed during the war. How do they know it’s a Jew? He was wearing a Star of David. What, you may think at first, is so odd about that? This is Nazi Germany. Surely it’s just common sense they’d be wearing one? But then you find out the murder took place in 1943. All the Jews had long since been removed from Hamburg. They make that very clear. So this guy, who was clearly hiding from the Nazis, was wearing a Star of David in his hidey hole? Like... why? It was illegal not to wear one, but it was also illegal to hide from the Gestapo. So if you were spotted your only hope would be to not be recognized as Jewish. So why wear the Star of David? Particularly when it can be so easily removed? It is very obvious that it was only there to lead Stave to the right conclusions.
I didn’t dislike this book, but it’s uninspiring. The character stuff still works and wraps up the storylines that had been ongoing since book one. I admit I did enjoy that the story built itself around the introduction of the new Deutschmarks and end of careful rationing. It’s a famous moment in postwar Germany and one that leaves this book ending on a much more optimistic note. But the mystery just falls flat. The facts uncovered don’t really tell us anything. It seems such a waste. But if you’ve made it this far, you’ll likely enjoy the conclusion. Even if it’s nothing that special.
Oh, and the mystery revolves around a dead Jew found in the remains of a building destroyed during the war. How do they know it’s a Jew? He was wearing a Star of David. What, you may think at first, is so odd about that? This is Nazi Germany. Surely it’s just common sense they’d be wearing one? But then you find out the murder took place in 1943. All the Jews had long since been removed from Hamburg. They make that very clear. So this guy, who was clearly hiding from the Nazis, was wearing a Star of David in his hidey hole? Like... why? It was illegal not to wear one, but it was also illegal to hide from the Gestapo. So if you were spotted your only hope would be to not be recognized as Jewish. So why wear the Star of David? Particularly when it can be so easily removed? It is very obvious that it was only there to lead Stave to the right conclusions.
I didn’t dislike this book, but it’s uninspiring. The character stuff still works and wraps up the storylines that had been ongoing since book one. I admit I did enjoy that the story built itself around the introduction of the new Deutschmarks and end of careful rationing. It’s a famous moment in postwar Germany and one that leaves this book ending on a much more optimistic note. But the mystery just falls flat. The facts uncovered don’t really tell us anything. It seems such a waste. But if you’ve made it this far, you’ll likely enjoy the conclusion. Even if it’s nothing that special.
September 6, 2020
The last in Rademacher's post WWII Hamburg trilogy. I feared the ending may be sad, sadder than I could handle right now, but that wasn't the case. The post-war city's destruction and lack of infrastructure is a perfect setting for his mysteries. This had three: one minor and two major that were connected, all reminding readers that in the midst of humanity's group tragedies, individual ones persist. Rademacher's research seemed extensive to me. He certainly helped me walk the streets. I bought an old map of Hamburg to help, but I bought one from the Nazi area, whereas Stave walked renamed streets; but that was a good exercise. Rademacher admitted in his afterword where he had made errors on purpose for effect. His new series is set in southern France, where I think he himself now lives. I'll check those out.
May 20, 2022
Dritter und leider letzter Band der kleinen Krimireihe über den Hamburger Ermittler Stave. Dieses Buch spielt vor dem Hintergrund der Währungsreform. Das ist eindringlich zu lesen, wie plötzlich die Waren wie aus dem Nichts in den Auslagen auftauchen, wie die Schieber und Schwarzhändler ihr Geschäft verlieren, wie sich die Notsituation der direkten Nachkriegszeit schlagartig in eine neue wirtschaftliche Normalität verändert. Ich hätte Stave gerne weiter begleitet, kann aber verstehen, dass Autor Cay Rademacher hier mit dem Ende einer Ausnahmezeit auch seine Geschichte enden lässt. Diese Krimireihe ist etwas Besonderes, das ich nur empfehlen kann: Sie führt den Leser in eine Zeit die man sich von heute gesehen kaum noch vorstellen kann.
Dass nebenbei auch die Krinalgeschichre rund und schlüssig erzählt wird, macht den Abschluss der Reihe perfekt.
Dass nebenbei auch die Krinalgeschichre rund und schlüssig erzählt wird, macht den Abschluss der Reihe perfekt.
April 18, 2023
Trilogy definitely needs to be read in order. Author does a great job wrapping up the series without loose ends. The characters have definitely grown and changed since the start of the first book. Normally, I don't care for romantic subplots, but was rooting for the couples here.
I try hard to avoid anything with a focus on Nazi atrocities, but in this book (unlike the previous stories) that wasn't possible. Credit given that author makes the point that some with bloody hands escaped serious retribution in favor of making examples of those at the top.
In summary: the first book worked so well I was disappointed to see there are only three stories, but this one works so well as a conclusion that I'm fine with the characters starting new, post-war lives at last.
I try hard to avoid anything with a focus on Nazi atrocities, but in this book (unlike the previous stories) that wasn't possible. Credit given that author makes the point that some with bloody hands escaped serious retribution in favor of making examples of those at the top.
In summary: the first book worked so well I was disappointed to see there are only three stories, but this one works so well as a conclusion that I'm fine with the characters starting new, post-war lives at last.
May 29, 2023
This is the third in the series set in post war Hamburg. Germany is slowly rebuilding. The economy is shot. As is Stave. After recovering he decided to leave homicide and move to Department S which deals with black market offences.
He is sent to a crime scene where some of the women who are removing material from a bombed building have come across hidden art works. And a body.
There is also the situation of some forged banknotes. Just before a new currency is to be introduced - the deutschmark.
Stave has to solve these crimes even when it leads him to some dark places.
The book ends on an optimistic more as slowly Hamburg gets used to a new, brighter future.
I hope for more.
He is sent to a crime scene where some of the women who are removing material from a bombed building have come across hidden art works. And a body.
There is also the situation of some forged banknotes. Just before a new currency is to be introduced - the deutschmark.
Stave has to solve these crimes even when it leads him to some dark places.
The book ends on an optimistic more as slowly Hamburg gets used to a new, brighter future.
I hope for more.
March 13, 2019
Pour ce tome 3, je dois avouer que le début a été assez difficile. Beaucoup de mal à rentrer dans l'histoire puisque la première moitié est d'une lenteur incroyable et l'intrigue dans ce tome m'a semblé être la plus faible entre les 3 !
Heureusement, les choses ont commencé à bouger dans la 2ème partie sinon ça aurait été un abandon :/
Ce fut avec beaucoup de plaisir que j'ai suivi les pérégrinations de l'inspecteur Stave au cours de ces 3 romans et je me suis plutôt attachée au personnage. J'espère que ce n'est pas un "au revoir" définitif.
Heureusement, les choses ont commencé à bouger dans la 2ème partie sinon ça aurait été un abandon :/
Ce fut avec beaucoup de plaisir que j'ai suivi les pérégrinations de l'inspecteur Stave au cours de ces 3 romans et je me suis plutôt attachée au personnage. J'espère que ce n'est pas un "au revoir" définitif.
May 6, 2022
Back to Hamburg, 1948. Detective Stave, having survived a shooting, decides to leave homicide and investigate the black market. But dead bodies won’t leave him alone. This book, the third in the series, is more about Stave as human being than a detective. One can’t be anything but happy for him as he deals with his son and his new love. His decision at the end of the book is hopeful and just. This may be the last in the series. If so, it ends well. If not, more is welcome.
February 28, 2023
Mein dritter Krimi mit Kommissar Stave im Nachkriegs-Hamburg. Man erfährt viel über die damaligen Gegebenheiten, von Währungsunion zur Nazi-Vergangenheitsbewältigung, trifft historische Persönlichkeiten, wie den üblen Veit Harlan und seine Frau Kristina Söderbaum. Das ist alles recht interessant. Die Story selbst tritt da schon etwas in den Hintergrund.
Gleichwohl: Das Buch ist sehr unaufgeregt geschrieben, an manchen Stellen sogar schon etwas langweilig. Deshalb gibt es nur 2 Sterne.
Gleichwohl: Das Buch ist sehr unaufgeregt geschrieben, an manchen Stellen sogar schon etwas langweilig. Deshalb gibt es nur 2 Sterne.
September 4, 2018
I enjoyed reading this book. The series has been fun! I do like how it has somewhat said goodbye to a few characters in this book. But left it open to their return in the future.
It’s not as strong as the previous two book. But still enjoyable. A bit harder to follow, the plot is almost a bit convoluted in places and it takes a while to catch backup.
It’s not as strong as the previous two book. But still enjoyable. A bit harder to follow, the plot is almost a bit convoluted in places and it takes a while to catch backup.
February 18, 2020
Bit slow and plodding in some parts but the recording of the post War Germany era
was brilliant. Historically thrilling and very good at showing how old political affiliations continue in post war Hamburg. I loved the characters especially Inspector Stave. Good historical detail and rather good thriller, just wish it had a bit more pace.
was brilliant. Historically thrilling and very good at showing how old political affiliations continue in post war Hamburg. I loved the characters especially Inspector Stave. Good historical detail and rather good thriller, just wish it had a bit more pace.
March 9, 2020
Vom ersten Band der Serie war ich ganz begeistert, den zweiten fand ich dann nicht mehr so toll. Deshalb wollte ich den dritten gar nicht mehr lesen. Aber als er mir dann in einem Verschenkregal in die Hände viel, habe ich ihm doch eine Chance gegeben - und es nicht bereut. Tolles Buch. Unbedingt lesen!
December 31, 2020
Very good addition to a very good series.
The previous two books in the Inspector Stave series set a very high standard and I am happy to say the the third has continued the quality.
Setting and characters are extremely interesting and the story lines are written to keep interest to the very last page.
The previous two books in the Inspector Stave series set a very high standard and I am happy to say the the third has continued the quality.
Setting and characters are extremely interesting and the story lines are written to keep interest to the very last page.
January 23, 2020
Der dritte und letzte Fall mit Oberinspektor Frank Stave. Schade. Habe seine Streifzüge durch Hamburg in der Nachkriegszeit genossen. Genauso wie im Geiste die Wege der Stadt, in der ich selbst mehrere Jahre gewohnt habe, nachzuverfolgen.
August 6, 2020
Excellent captures the atmosphere of the time and place
Strong story well interwoven with a number of crimes. Good satisfying ending waiting more for the next book. Does Stave get transferred to Berlin?
Strong story well interwoven with a number of crimes. Good satisfying ending waiting more for the next book. Does Stave get transferred to Berlin?
January 13, 2021
I've been seeking a successor to Philip Kerr for some time & herr rademacher seems tobe growing into one.
This is his best book so far with a well-paced & credible plot, finely drawn & developed characters and excellent sense of time & place. Bring on the next one!
This is his best book so far with a well-paced & credible plot, finely drawn & developed characters and excellent sense of time & place. Bring on the next one!
April 23, 2021
History and plausible fiction
This seems the best of the Inspector Stave novels. The plot is more dependent on actual events, and those events are accurately presented. The characterization seems to represent the times as I experienced them.
This seems the best of the Inspector Stave novels. The plot is more dependent on actual events, and those events are accurately presented. The characterization seems to represent the times as I experienced them.
January 1, 2022
I hope Rademacher has more Stave tales on the way!
I have thoroughly enjoyed all three novels in this series. The characters are complex and interesting. The stories are well structured and engaging.
I have thoroughly enjoyed all three novels in this series. The characters are complex and interesting. The stories are well structured and engaging.
August 19, 2018
An exciting journey through one of the most pivotal moments in the history of Post war Germany.
I look forward to the next instalment of Inspector Stave.
I look forward to the next instalment of Inspector Stave.
July 30, 2020
Great series.
August 14, 2021
A Fitting End to the Series
A suitable ending to the series with all the loose ends wrapped up. As a primer on postwar German history I loved it.
A suitable ending to the series with all the loose ends wrapped up. As a primer on postwar German history I loved it.
August 26, 2021
Very different from the first two books. People are moving on, major changes for everyone. A rather interest afterwards, that I really preferred reading first.
August 1, 2022
Great book read all 3 one after another I hope he writes more like to know if things work out for them all ,
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February 19, 2023Interesting story, well written
August 20, 2023
stabiler krimi
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August 3, 2025Inspector Stave #3. Too horrible right from the beginning. I quickly decided not to continue, and now dutifully return it to the library for others to read.
DNF so no rating.
DNF so no rating.
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