From Publishers Weekly
A certain degree of predictability in a thriller can be a comfort, but Savarin may be settling into a disturbing rut"in his eighth Müller and Pappenheim outing (after
Seasons of Change), certain elements seem predestined to the point of tedium. Don't go up in a light plane if you're supposed to be related to Müller, for example. Many plot details are familiar from Savarin's previous books in his series about Berlin Hauptkommissar Jens Müller, a wealthy, titled young man who drives a customized Porsche and wears his hair in a ponytail, and his deputy, the chubby, chain-smoking and defiantly working-class Sergeant Pappenheim. Müller, who seems to do little actual work in Germany, is still off in Australia, looking for a couple with knowledge about his parents, who died when he was 12. The secret fascist group known as Semper, responsible for their deaths, is still a world threat. After a few pages of this, readers might well mutter, "Been there, bought that," and move on to entertainment slightly more surprising.
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From Booklist
Readers who've followed the quest of Berlin Hauptkommissar Muller to avenge his parents' deaths at the hands of the evil Semper organization will relish this newest installment in the series. A hit man employed by Semper has instructions to kill Muller's team, beginning with computer expert Hedi Miller. Meanwhile, Muller and as intelligence agent Bloomfield are in the Australian outback after Muller's shocking discovery that his parents are living incognito on a farm near Woonnalla Station. Semper's tentacles extend all the way to Woonnalla, however, and when the sinister gang pulls off a horrifying double murder, Muller has new reasons for vengeance, especially after he makes a surprising discovery at his parents' farmhouse. Readers new to the series may find it challenging to pick up the backstory, but even so, they will soon become riveted by the gripping suspense, high-speed action, and larger-than-life characters. For latter--day James Bond fans.
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