{"product_id":"9781838938383-katastrophe","title":"Katastrophe","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new blockbuster thriller from Graham Hurley set against the final stages of the Second World War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfidant of Goebbels. Instrument of Stalin. What's the worst that could happen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 1945. Wherever you look on the map, the Thousand Year Reich is shrinking. Even Goebbels has run out of lies to sweeten the reckoning to come. An Allied victory is inevitable, but who will reap the spoils of war?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo years ago, Werner Nehmann's war came to an abrupt end in Stalingrad. With the city in ruins, the remains of General Paulus' Sixth Army surrendered to the Soviets, and Nehmann was taken captive. But now he's riding on the back of one of Marshal Zhukov's T-34 tanks, heading home with a message for the man who consigned him to the Stalingrad Cauldron.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the Red Army about to fall on Berlin, Stalin fears his sometime allies are conspiring to deny him his prize. He needs to speak to Goebbels – and who better to broker the contact than Nehmann, Goebbels' one-time confidant?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving swapped the ruins of Stalingrad for the wreckage of Berlin, the influence of Goebbels for the machinations of Stalin, and Gulag rags for a Red Army uniform, Nehmann's war has taken a turn for the worse. The Germans have a word for it:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatastrophe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is part of the \u003cb\u003eSPOILS OF WAR Collection\u003c\/b\u003e, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II. From the mind of highly acclaimed thriller author \u003cb\u003eGRAHAM HURLEY\u003c\/b\u003e, this blockbuster non-chronological collection allows the reader to explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order, with compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviewers on \u003ci\u003eKatastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A taut, detailed and compelling read' \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A penetrating, compelling, and skilfully vivid slice of historical fiction' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/i\u003e Expert Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An immaculately researched historical thriller. This series cannot be recommended too highly' \u003cb\u003eMike Ripley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Inventive and thought provoking' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviewers on Graham Hurley:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Historical fiction of a high order' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tense, absorbing and faultlessly plotted' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully constructed. This is one of Hurley's finest' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hurley's capable and understated characterization makes his lead's story plausible and engaging' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40650513776737,"sku":"9781838938383","price":8.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31294310.jpg?v=1731573356","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838938383-katastrophe","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}