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The Scientist of Berlin

By: Daniel Pembrey
Narrated by: George Blagden, Stephan Grothgar
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From LA to Berlin, from present day to the 1940s, journey from glamorous Santa Monica to the deepest darkest corners of Nazi Germany.

David Collins, a British private investigator living in LA, is hired by Geoff Hoffman, a billionaire tech magnate running for the US Senate in California. As his campaign is threatened by rumours of a past scandal, Hoffman tasks David with discovering the truth. And soon David uncovers troubling facts - ones that lead back as far as Hoffman’s Jewish grandfather during World War II.

An alternating narrative contrasts the dark, depraved world of Nazi Germany with the corporate, sun-scorched landscapes of Los Angeles in 2019.

As these two stories come together, we become engulfed in a gripping combination of contemporary thriller and historical novel.

Daniel masterfully weaves themes of identity, belonging, and heritage into a historical thriller peppered with revelations.

©2018 Daniel Pembrey (P)2019 Audible, Ltd. Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary
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I thought this would be a time travel detective story but was not disappointed when it became a dual timeline narrative. Nicely told and quite thought provoking. I would have liked more of the war period stuff but I'm not going to quibble. Nicely read too. 5 star

A very nice surprise.

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A good easy listen story. Left me guessing to the end.
No real action events, a good old fashioned thriller/ drama.

An easy Listen

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Save for just a couple of characters voice it’s that sound like they were made to be distinctive over and above realistic the performance was excellent. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for the story of which there is very little there. What is written is written nicely and well described but there is simply not enough to keep ones attention.

A good book is one where you find yourself doing extra dog walks in order to listen to as much of it as possible in a short as possible amount of time where as I found this a chore to get through.

Superbly read but boring

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The context of this was really interesting but I felt let down by the ending which was rushed.

Disappointing

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The ending was really rushed, and somewhat of a surprise with its abruptness. However, it's a good book otherwise. I must add that I correctly guessed the main plot twist well before it happened, so there is a good chance that other listeners will too, because I hardly ever get it right.

Listen to the afterwords by the author - his commentary adds some much needed clarity to some of the points in the book, plus it's fun to look up the places he mentions.

George Blaydon gave a very good performance, as he always does. Stephan Grothgar was equally as good with the wartime narration.

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