Karin Müller Series 5 Books Collection Set By David Young (Stasi Child, Stasi Wolf, A Darker State, Stasi 77, Stasi Winter)

***winner Of The Cwa Endeavour Historical Dagger*** The Bestselling Chilling Crime Thriller - Perfect For Fans Of Child 44 And Deutschland 83 East Berlin, 1975 When Oberleutnant Karin Müller Is Called To Investigate A Teenage Girl's Body At The Foot Of The Wall, She Imagines She's Seen It All Before. But When She Arrives She Realises This Is A Death Like No Other. It Seems The Girl Was Trying To Escape - But From The West. Müller Is A Member Of The People's Police, But In East Germany Her Power Only Stretches So Far. The Stasi Want Her To Discover The Identity Of The Girl, But Assure Her The Case Is Otherwise Closed - And Strongly Discourage Her From Asking Questions. The Evidence Doesn't Add Up, And It Soon Becomes Clear The Crime Scene Has Been Staged. But This Is Not A Regime That Tolerates A Curious Mind, And Müller Doesn't Realise That The Trail She's Following Will Lead Her Dangerously Close To Home . . . Stasi Child Is David Young's Brilliant And Page-turning Debut Novel. Praise For Stasi Child Longlisted For The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year Times Crime Book Of The Month Telegraph Pick Of The Week 'chilling' Daily Telegraph 'extremely Engaging' Sunday Express 'can't Get Enough Cold-war Germany After Deutschland 83? This Is Your Latest Reading Companion' Shortlist 'superb. A Thrilling Cold War Mystery That Reminded Me Of Robert Harris At His Best.' - Mason Cross, Author Ofthe Samaritan. 'deft, Assured Storytelling, A Compelling New Detective And A Fascinating Setting - I Was Up Late To Finish It!' - Gilly Macmillan, Author Of Burnt Paper Sky 'one Of The Best Reads I've Had In Ages. With Its Masterful Intertwining Of Dual Storylines And Its Stark Portrayal Of Life Behind The Berlin Wall, This Is A Cracking Debut.' - David Jackson, Bestselling Author Of Cry Baby In the shadow of the Berlin Wall, murder is never an open-and-shut case . . . The award-winning, critically acclaimed Cold War crime thriller set in East Berlin - perfect for fans of Tom Rob Smith, Phillip Kerr and Joseph Kanon. ____________________________________ East Berlin, 1975 - When Oberleutnant Karin Müller is called to investigate a teenage girl's body at the foot of the Wall, she imagines she's seen it all before. But when she arrives she realises this is a death like no other. It seems the girl was trying to escape - but from the West. Müller is a member of the People's Police, but in East Germany her power only stretches so far. The Stasi want her to discover the identity of the girl, but assure her the case is otherwise closed - and strongly discourage her from asking questions. The evidence doesn't add up, and it soon becomes clear the crime scene has been staged. But this is not a regime that tolerates a curious mind, and Müller doesn't realise that the trail she's following will lead her dangerously close to home . . . Stunningly authentic and brimming with moral ambiguity, STASI CHILD is the thrilling debut thriller for fans of Child 44 and An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris. ____________________________________ Praise for David Young: 'Excellent' The Times 'Thrilling' William Ryan 'Masterful' Daily Express 'Fast-paced' The Sun 'Superb. Reminded me of Robert Harris at his best' Mason Cross 'Up there with Martin Cruz Smith and the other greats of the field' Abir Mukherjee David Young's chillingly intricate Stasi Child was A London Times Crime Book of the Month and a Telegraph Pick of the Week. 1975: When Oberleutnant Karin Muller is called to investigate a teenage girl's body at the foot of the Berlin Wall, she imagines she's seen it all before. But she soon realizes that this is a death like no other before it - the girl was evidently trying to escape from West Berlin. As a member of the People's Police, Muller's power in East Germany only stretches so far. The Ministry for State Security, the Stasi, assures her the case is closed, all they need to know is the girl's name. Yet they strongly discourage her from asking questions. The evidence doesn't add up, and it soon becomes clear the crime scene has been staged. But this regime does not tolerate curious minds, and it takes Mller too long to realize that the trail she's been following may lead her dangerously close to home ... When Oberleutnant Karin Muller is called to investigate a teenage girl's body at the foot of the Wall, she imagines she's seen it all before. But when she arrives she realises this is a death like no other. It seems the girl was trying to escape - but from the West. Muller is a member of the People's Police, but in East Germany her power only stretches so far. The Stasi want her to discover the identity of the girl, but assure her the case is otherwise closed - and strongly discourage her from asking questions. The evidence doesn't add up, and it soon becomes clear the crime scene has been staged. But this is not a regime that tolerates a curious mind, and Muller doesn't realise that the trail she's following will lead her dangerously close to home