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by M. M. Kaye (Author) "Miranda Brand knelt on the floor of a bedroom in the Families' Hostel at Bad Oeynhausen in the British zone of Germany, searching her suitcase..." (more)
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Miranda Brand is visiting Germany for what is supposed to be a month's vacation. But from the moment that Brigadier Brindley relates the story about a fortune in lost diamonds--a story in which Miranda herself figures in an unusual way--the vacation atmosphere becomes transformed into something more ominous. And when murder strikes on the night train to Berlin, Miranda finds herself unwillingly involved in a complex chain of events that will soon throw her own life into peril. Set against a background of war-scarred Berlin in the early 1950s, Death in Berlin is a consummate mystery from one of the finest storytellers of our time. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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M.M. Kaye was born in India and spent much of her childhood and adult life there. She became world famous with the publication of her monumental bestseller, The Far Pavilions. She is also the author of the bestselling Trade Wind and Shadow of the Moon. She lives in England.
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Miranda Brand knelt on the floor of a bedroom in the Families' Hostel at Bad Oeynhausen in the British zone of Germany, searching her suitcase for a cake of soap, and regretting that she had ever accepted her cousin Robert Melville's invitation to spend a month with him and his family in Berlin. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, May 24 2002
By Bushra (London, U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death in Berlin: A Mystery (Paperback)
Death in Berlin has all the Kaye trademarks: unusual settings, a beautiful enchanting heroine, and the typical hero - expressionless, indifferent, yet likeable. Somewhat. This book is a must read as the plot is intruiging, the style, as usual, is amazing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written Suspense, July 16 2000
By merrystar (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death in Berlin: A Mystery (Paperback)
M.M. Kaye's evocative writing style submerges the reader in her tale of murder and intrigue in 1950's Berlin. As with her other "Death" books, she gives us a cast of characters caught up in a series of murders as both victims and suspects rather than investigators, denying the reader any comforting distance from the unfolding tale. Miranda Brand, while a typical Kaye heroine in many respects (she's young, beautiful, british, fairly intelligent and trying to take a holiday), is more believable in her reactions to the events of the story than many of the other Kaye heroines.

However, the success of this and the other "Death" novels for me does not hinge on the characters or even the intricacy of the mysteries, but on the atmosphere of suspense which permeates them. It is this atmosphere which causes me to reread them over and over. "Death in Berlin", with it's WWII backstory and grim scenery is among the best of the series. The other strength of these novels is their description of the society created by the families of British soldiers posted abroad. M.M. Kaye had ample experience as a child, a young woman, and a married adult in this social situation and she uses it with skill.

I recommend "Death in Berlin" in particular, and the rest of the series in general, both for M.M. Kaye's amazing descriptive talents and for the wonderful glimpse into far-off places and times told by somebody who was there.

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