Phantoms of Breslau: An Inspector Mock Investigation (Melville International Crime) - Hardcover

Krajewski, Marek

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9781612192727: Phantoms of Breslau: An Inspector Mock Investigation (Melville International Crime)

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ISBN 10: 1612192726 ISBN 13: 9781612192727

Publisher: Melville House Pub, 2014

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The return of Inspector Eberhard Mock and the series "The Independent" calls "As Noir as it gets." Breslau, 1919: The hideously battered, naked bodies of four sailors are discovered on an island in the River Oder. As he pieces together the elements of this brutal crime, which has disturbing overtones of the supernatural, Criminal Assistant Mock combs the brothels and drinking dens of Breslau and is drawn into an dangerous game: it seems that anyone he questions during thecourse of the investigation is destined to become the next victim. At the same time, he is haunted by appalling nightmares; only nights spent drinking and carousing can keep his demons at bay. Dark, sophisticated and uncompromising, the distinctive Breslau series has already received broad critical acclaim." Phantoms of Breslau" confirms Eberhard Mock as the most outrageous and original detective in crime fiction.

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Review:

Praise for "Death and Breslau: "

"This intelligent, atmospheric crime novel, which flashes forward to such events as the 1945 Dresden firebombing and the beginnings of the cold war, possesses a distinctly European, Kafkaesque sensibility." --"Publishers Weekly ("starred review)

"Krajewski's thriller...will intrigue and compel readers to its end." --New York Daily News

"Krajewski has Mankell's sharp eye for detail, but he has, too, a more sophisticated frame of reference that may intrigue fans of Umberto Eco and Boris Akunin ... "Death in Breslau" is a stylish, intelligent and original addition to the canon." "--Financial Times"

"It ought to be inappropriate to enjoy reading about Nazis this much." "--Boston Globe

""Atmosphere and piquant period detail saturate the pages, and push these books into the upper echelons of literary crime ... Krajewski's lacerating narrative performs the key function of the skilful novelist: providing an entree into a world far from our own." "--The Times (UK)"

Praise for "Phantoms of Breslau"

"Marek Krajewski--in his splendid series of crime novels about inter-war Breslau--disinters this buried metropolis like a fictional archaeologist . . . Breslau 1919 lives again . . . If the secret of these deaths lurks in the wartime past, then the ritualistic dogma that surrounds them very faintly hints at an equally grim future." "--The Independent"

"Krajewski . . . prides himself on historical accuracy. His Breslau is populated by pimps, prostitutes and cynics, and it isn't hard to believe that the city will one day become one of Hitler's strongholds." "--The Sunday Times"

Praise for "Death in Breslau"

"It ought to be inappropriate to enjoy reading about the Nazis this much . . . Mock is a complex, compromised character." "--The Boston Globe"

"Krajewski's thriller will intrigue and compel readers to its end." "--New York Daily News"

"An exciting mystery . . . Wonderful." "--The Guardian"

Praise for Phantoms of Breslau

"Marek Krajewski--in his splendid series of crime novels about inter-war Breslau--disinters this buried metropolis like a fictional archaeologist . . . Breslau 1919 lives again . . . If the secret of these deaths lurks in the wartime past, then the ritualistic dogma that surrounds them very faintly hints at an equally grim future." --The Independent

"Krajewski . . . prides himself on historical accuracy. His Breslau is populated by pimps, prostitutes and cynics, and it isn't hard to believe that the city will one day become one of Hitler's strongholds." --The Sunday Times

Praise for Death in Breslau

"It ought to be inappropriate to enjoy reading about the Nazis this much . . . Mock is a complex, compromised character." --The Boston Globe

"Krajewski's thriller will intrigue and compel readers to its end." --New York Daily News

"An exciting mystery . . . Wonderful." --The Guardian

About the Author:

Born in 1966 in Wroclaw, Poland, formerly the city known as Breslau, MAREK KRAJEWSKI has been awarded Poland's top literary and crime prizes. His series of novels featuring Inspector Eberhard Mock has been translated into fourteen languages and enjoyed massive success throughout Europe. Titles in the series include Phantoms of Breslau (set in 1919), The End of the World in Breslau (set in 1927), Death in Breslau (set in 1933), and The Minotaur's Head (set in 1939). A linguist by training, Krajewski is a former lecturer in classical studies at the University of Wroclaw.

DANUSIA STOK is the translator of four books in the Inspector Mock series, as well as The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski.

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