The Fifteenth Man
A propulsive Cold War thriller for fans of Rory Clements and Robert Harris
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:1st Oct '26
Should be back in stock very soon
A journalist is on the hunt for a Nazi war criminal who may have survived Hitler's Berlin bunker in this propulsive Cold War thriller
'The perfect setting for a dark, nerve-shredding thriller' Rory Clements, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Cold Wind From Moscow 'An absolute page-turner: gritty, atmospheric and gripping' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad THE WALL MAY HAVE FALLEN. BUT THERE ARE STILL NAZIS IN BERLIN. Wannsee, 1942 Fifteen of the most powerful men in the Third Reich meet in secret. Their goal: the implementation of the Final Solution. West Berlin, 1990 Anglo-German journalist Michael Braun makes a living tracking down old Nazis. But since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Fleet Street's interest has waned, and he needs more than another concentration camp guard or petty bureaucrat to sell a story. Then Braun is offered an improbable assignment: during the storming of the East German Stasi headquarters, files were found that show a Nazi may have been hiding in Berlin for decades. And not just another low-ranking soldier but Heinrich Müller, head of the Gestapo. The only Nazi at the Wannsee Conference whose fate is unknown since he disappeared from Hitler's bunker in 1945. Desperate for money, Braun takes the job. But the man he's hunting - Müller or not - knows how to stay hidden. And how to protect his secrets...
A twisting, enjoyable debut thriller * Sunday Times *
A propulsive novel... Riveting * Sunday Post *
Highly accomplished... A fast-paced noir novel that has all the hallmarks of the genre with a new voice that feels urgent * Crime Fiction Lover *
As complex and twisty as one would hope... An enjoyable cat and mouse pursuit * Shots *
Brilliantly atmospheric, evocative both of 1990 Berlin and of a bygone age of journalism. A propulsive tale of old-school investigative reporting, made all the more compelling by its irresistible ring of authenticity -- Chris Brookmyre, author of BLACK WIDOW
Fascinating, and twisted in a most satisfying way, capturing the essence of Berlin so well you can almost smell the dirty pavements and feel the rain. A wonderful sense of end of an era, which perfectly reflects the uncertainties of the time -- James Oswald, author of NATURAL CAUSES
A vicious Nazi war criminal living in plain sight and the bleak landscape of post-Wall East Germany. William Cook has conjured up the perfect setting for a dark, nerve-shredding thriller -- Rory Clements, author of A COLD WIND FROM MOSCOW
Cook's writing has an unmistakable fag-ash and vodka sting of authenticity.The Fifteenth Man is an absolute page-turner: gritty, atmospheric and gripping -- James Swallow, author of NOMAD
Move over Philip Marlowe because Michael Braun has arrived. Everything a Cold War thriller reader could wish for and as an added bonus it is exceptionally written. A stand-out debut crime novel of the year -- Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEAL
When someone says they don't write them like that anymore, point them over to The Fifteenth Man -- Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
ISBN: 9781805229940
Dimensions: 238mm x 160mm x 36mm
Weight: 538g
336 pages
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