The Berlin Spies: the brilliant Second World War and Cold War thriller for fans of John le Carré

The thrilling new novel with an astonishing twist from Alex Gerlis, the acclaimed author of The Best of Our Spies, The Swiss Spy and Vienna Spies.

‘Did you fight in the war?’
‘Yes, if fighting is the correct word.’
‘And which side were you on?’
‘The same side as you, I suppose.’
‘The same side as me? Even now I’m not sure which side I was on.’

In the dying days of the Second World War, a group of Nazis frantically plot the next steps for their country. SS recruits gather east of Berlin to be trained for an audacious yet ill-fated mission to bring about a Fourth Reich.

Three decades later, a young British diplomat in East Berlin is compromised after falling into a honey-trap. He contacts Major Edgar, a veteran British spymaster, now living in retirement. Edgar is drawn into an unlikely alliance with an old adversary, Viktor, the veteran Russian spymaster. Can they ever trust one another?

The pair are drawn into a world of Nazi war criminals and sympathisers in Britain, double agents in the East and West and the rise of the Baader Meinhoff – urban terrorists threatening the West German state as Cold War tensions rise.

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Praise for Alex Gerlis:

‘Superb read from a fast-maturing master of World War Two spy thrillers.’

‘Amazing plot that keeps the tension to the last page… One of the best spy novels I have read.’

‘A captivating read.’

‘I’ve enjoyed all three books by this author… Loved it, and can’t wait for his next novel.’

• Vienna Spies: a masterclass of espionage fiction set in the closing days of World War Two
• The Best of Our Spies: an exhilarating tale of espionage and deception sent against the backdrop of D-Day
• The Swiss Spy: the World War Two spy thriller for fans of Alan Furst and Philip Kerr
• The Limoges Dilemma (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 4)
• The Spies of Zurich (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 2)
• The Lyon Resistance (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 3)
• Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs thriller series Book 1)
• Diary of a Dead Man on Leave
• Echoes of Silence: A Novel of Nazi Germany
• ASSIGNMENT: NORWAY (Tony Romella USN WWII Series Book 3)