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Blind Sleuth Mysteries #8
Berlin Fall: A Cold War Comedy of Manners
While treating a patient in the fall of 1972, Daisy managed to winkle out of him that he worked for MI6. Then she blabbed about a planned visit to East Berlin with her friend Margery, who was a chemistry researcher at King’s College. Back at the office, the man asked his spooks to do some background checks. It turned out that without even knowing it his blind physiotherapist and her chum had an indirect connection to a high-ranking communist party boss…
Meanwhile, in East Berlin, clever operatives of the GDR secret services realized that Margery must know some pretty vital scientific secrets. They decided to put Hans Konradi on the case during the visit of the two Englishwomen to Ost. Young Hans was not an agent, just a charming student with fluent English who could easily be pressured into spying for his country.
But Hans had an agenda of his own, and ‘Operation Berlin Fall’ did not turn out the way the spymasters on both sides of the Wall had envisioned.
Meanwhile, in East Berlin, clever operatives of the GDR secret services realized that Margery must know some pretty vital scientific secrets. They decided to put Hans Konradi on the case during the visit of the two Englishwomen to Ost. Young Hans was not an agent, just a charming student with fluent English who could easily be pressured into spying for his country.
But Hans had an agenda of his own, and ‘Operation Berlin Fall’ did not turn out the way the spymasters on both sides of the Wall had envisioned.
171 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 10, 2021
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Nick Aaron
29 books51 followersNick Aaron is Dutch, but he was born in South Africa, where he attended a British-style boarding school, in Pietersburg, Transvaal. Later he lived in Lausanne (Switzerland), in Rotterdam, Luxembourg and Louvain. Currently he works for the European Parliament in Brussels, proofreading legislative texts in all 24 official languages.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
November 18, 2021
I was thrilled to have another "Daisy" episode to contemplate.
For a blind woman, this gal sure gets around. Even the Berlin wall doesn't stop her.
Yes, it again lived up to the quirky standard that entertains, but also teaches the reader of a different era to the current one, off different life experiences, that we had known had existed, but never directly encountered.
Yeah, again another excellent read from this author.
For a blind woman, this gal sure gets around. Even the Berlin wall doesn't stop her.
Yes, it again lived up to the quirky standard that entertains, but also teaches the reader of a different era to the current one, off different life experiences, that we had known had existed, but never directly encountered.
Yeah, again another excellent read from this author.
February 14, 2023
Nice mystery of sorts. Not what I was anticipating at all. But a good read. Well worth your time. Now that I know about this author, I will be looking for more of his works.
June 29, 2023
Can't go wrong with a book featuring blind sleuth Daisy. Fascinating bite out of time before the wall came down.
April 15, 2022
Exception Story
When Berlin is divided some were separated and could rejoined. This story for women, one blind, plan to enter the East zone to sightseeing and visit a scientist to share information. An English spy meet him to try information from the Reds. The characters are diverse and interesting. The writing is easy to read after learning style covers in each person separately. The environment is very good, and gives the time during the Berlin divided is interesting. I recommend this book.
When Berlin is divided some were separated and could rejoined. This story for women, one blind, plan to enter the East zone to sightseeing and visit a scientist to share information. An English spy meet him to try information from the Reds. The characters are diverse and interesting. The writing is easy to read after learning style covers in each person separately. The environment is very good, and gives the time during the Berlin divided is interesting. I recommend this book.
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