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In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
by Erik Larson
Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of "Devil in the White City" turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and... (more)
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A Woman in Berlin
by Anonymous
Between April 20th and June 22nd of 1945 the anonymous author of A Woman in Berlin wrote about life within the falling city as it was sacked by the Russian Army. Fending off the boredom and deprivation of hiding, the author records her experiences, observations and meditations in this stark and vivid diary. Accounts of the bombing, the rapes, the rationing of food and the overwhelming terror of death are rendered... (more)
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Every Man Dies Alone
by Hans Fallada
Originally published in German as "Jeder stirbt für sich allein." Published in English as "Every Man Dies Alone" in the US and "Alone in Berlin" in the UK.This never-before-translated masterpiece -- by a heroic best-selling writer who saw his life crumble when he wouldn't join the Nazi Party -- is based on a true story. It presents a richly detailed portrait of life in Berlin under the Nazis and tells... (more)
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Fatherland
by Robert Harris
It is twenty years after Nazi Germany's triumphant victory in World War II and the entire country is preparing for the grand celebration of the Fuhrer's seventy-fifth birthday, as well as the imminent peacemaking visit from President Kennedy. Meanwhile, Berlin Detective Xavier March -- a disillusioned but talented investigation of a corpse washed up on the shore of a lake. When a dead man turns out to be a... (more)
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Battles of World War II: Book 3
The Fall of Berlin 1945
by Antony Beevor
'Fascinating, extraordinary, gripping' - Jeremy Paxman. The Storming of Berlin had been the Red Army's dream of vengeance ever since the German's invasion of Russia in the summer of 1941. Antony Beevor has reconstituted the experience of those millions caught up in the nightmare crescendo of the Third Reich's final defeat.
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Herr Lehmann Trilogie: Book 1
Herr Lehmann
by Sven Regener
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The Glimmer Palace
by Beatrice Colin
Also published as "The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite."In the tradition of Michel Faber and Sarah Waters, a literary historical novel about an orphan girl’s journey from poverty to film stardom, set against the grand backdrop of World War I Berlin, the cabaret era, the run-up to World War II, and the innovations in art and industry that accompanied it all. Big, rich, intelligent, and masterfully... (more)
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Berlin Alexanderplatz
The Story of Franz Biberkopf
by Alfred Döblin
Tells the story of Franz Biberkopf, who, on being released from prison is confronted with the proverty, unemployment, crime and burgeoning Nazism of 1920s Germany. As Franz struggles to survive in this world, fate teases him with a little pleasure before cruelly turning on him.
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Hannah Vogel: Book 1
A Trace of Smoke
by Rebecca Cantrell
Even though hardened crime reporter Hannah Vogel knows all too well how tough it is to survive in 1931 Berlin, she is devastated when she sees a photograph of her brother’s body posted in the Hall of the Unnamed Dead. Ernst, a cross-dressing lounge singer at a seedy nightclub, had many secrets, a never-ending list of lovers, and plenty of opportunities to get into trouble. Hannah delves into the city’s dark... (more)
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Bernard Gunther: Book 2
The Pale Criminal
by Philip Kerr
Hailed by Salman Rushdie as a "brilliantly innovative thriller-writer," Philip Kerr is the creator of taut, gripping, noir-tinged mysteries that are nothing short of spellbinding. In this second book of the Berlin Noir trilogy, The Pale Criminal brings back Bernie Gunther, an ex-policeman who thought he’d seen everything on the streets of 1930s Berlin—until he turned freelance and each case he tackled... (more)
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The Midnight Breed: Book 3
Midnight Awakening
by Lara Adrian
With a dagger in her hand and vengeance on her mind, Darkhaven beauty Elise Chase prowls Boston’s streets in search of retribution against the Rogue vampires who took from her everything she cherished. Using an extraordinary psychic gift, she tracks her prey, well aware that the power she possesses is destroying her. She must learn to harness this gift, and for that she can turn to only one man—the deadliest of... (more)
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The Good German
by Joseph Kanon
The bestselling author of Los Alamos returns to 1945. Hitler has been defeated, and Berlin is divided into zones of occupation. Jake Geismar, an American correspondent who spent time in the city before the war, has returned to write about the Allied triumph while pursuing a more personal quest: his search for Lena, the married woman he left behind. When an American soldiers body is found in the Russian zone during... (more)
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Berlin Noir
by Philip Kerr
This is a combined edition of: "March Violets", "The Pale Criminal", and, "A German Requiem" by Philip Kerr.
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The Berlin Stories
The Last of Mr. Norris / Goodbye to Berlin
by Christopher Isherwood
A classic of 20th-century fiction, Berlin Stories inspired the Broadway musical and Oscar-winning film Cabaret. First published in the 1930s, The Berlin Stories contains two astonishing related novels, The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin, which are recognized today as classics of modern fiction. Isherwood magnificently captures 1931 Berlin: charming, with its avenues and cafés; marvelously grotesque, with... (more)
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The Innocent
by Ian McEwan
Leonard Marnham is assigned to a British-American surveillance team in Cold War Berlin. His intelligence work—tunneling under a Russian communications center to tap the phone lines to Moscow—offers him a welcome opportunity to begin shedding his own unwanted innocence, even if he is only a bit player in a grim international comedy of errors. Leonard's relationship with Maria Eckdorf, an enigmatic and beautiful... (more)
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Goodbye to Berlin
by Christopher Isherwood
The book that "Cabaret" was based on, "Goodbye To Berlin" is the original story of the chanteuse heroine Sally Bowles. Isherwood ironically captures life in Weimar Berlin, a city infamous for its flourishing demimonde and violent politics. Another of Isherwood's works - Sally Bowles - was originally published in 1937 and later included in Goodbye to Berlin.
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Bernard Gunther: Book 6
If the Dead Rise Not
by Philip Kerr
An instant classic in the Bernie Gunther series, with storytelling that is fresher and more vivid than ever. Berlin, 1934: The Nazis have secured the 1936 Olympiad for the city but are facing foreign resistance. Hitler and Avery Brundage, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, have connived to soft-pedal Nazi anti- Semitism and convince America to participate. Bernie Gunther, now the house detective at an... (more)
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Ashes
by Kathryn Lasky
Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm’s favorite pastime is reading. With Adolf Hitler slowly but unstoppably rising to power, Gaby turns to her books for comfort while the world around her changes dramatically: The streets become filled with soldiers, Gaby’s sister’s boyfriend raises his arm in a heil Hitler salute, and the Schramms’ family friend Albert Einstein flees the country. When Gaby’s beloved books come... (more)
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Bernard Samson: Book 0
Winter
by Len Deighton
Peter and Pauli Winter are two very different brothers born into a time when the horrors of war engulf and extinguish the Germany that is. Yet for all their differences, the destinies of the two brothers are forever bound to the madness that lies ahead. From their sheltered childhood through their violent coming of age in the Great War . . . from the chaos of 1920 Berlin to the spreading power of Hitler . . . the... (more)
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Bernard Gunther: Book 1
March Violets
by Philip Kerr
Hailed by Salman Rushdie as a "brilliantly innovative thriller-writer," Philip Kerr is the creator of taut, gripping, noir-tinged mysteries that are nothing short of spellbinding. The first book of the Berlin Noir trilogy, March Violets introduces readers to Bernie Gunther, an ex-policeman who thought he’d seen everything on the streets of 1930s Berlin—until he turned freelance and each case he... (more)

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