Set in 1931 berlin, cantrell s scrupulously researched debut tolls a somber dirge for weimar germany in its last days. Hannah vogel regularly scans pictures of the unnamed dead in search of a good story. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a trace of smoke. Only 6 more days until a trace of smoke hits the shelves. Even though hardened crime reporter hannah vogel knows all too well how tough it is to survive in 1931 berlin, she is devastated when she sees a photograph of her. It is beautifully written, hannah vogel is a fantastic character. A trace of smoke book by rebecca cantrell 3 available. The book follows a young woman through the seedy streets and into the fashionable districts of 1931 berlin as she unravels the mystery behind her brothers death. The first novel in the series, a trace of smoke, won the 2010 sue feder historical mystery macavity award and the 2010 bruce alexander memorial historical mystery award. After falling in love with hannah vogel in cantrell s a trace of smoke i was richly rewarded by a night of long knives.
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In the hall of the unnamed dead, hannah vogel, a 32yearold crime reporter for the berliner tageblatt, recognizes a photograph of a naked corpse on a riverbank as that of her beloved brother, ernst, an unabashedly gay transvestite cabaret singer. It is a superb tale, one of those engrossing pageturners that can only reluctantly be put down. Rebecca cantrell has written a riveting murder mystery so rich in period detail youll feel youre in berlin circa 1931. In a trace of smoke, decent germans jew and gentile alike are set against the nazis, and i have to know what happens next. Full supports all version of your device, includes pdf, epub and kindle version. Choose from over 50,000 books from the premier collectible book site. Yesterday, at lunch, to take a break from work, i decided to just take a peek at the first page to see if the book would be any good and if i should get an more in the series. Well, 59 minutes later, i was back at my desk and could not wait to get back to it. May 1, 2009 a crime reporter investigates the murder of her brother, a cabaret nightingale, in cantrell s haunting debut novel. In todays episode, american thriller author rebecca cantrell talks about her love of the city and how it. I read a trace of smoke and was not sure to expect. A crime reporter investigates the murder of her brother, a cabaret nightingale, in cantrell s haunting debut novel. Read innocent blood by james rollins, rebecca cantrell with a free trial.
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Her novels have won the itw thriller, the macavity, and the bruce alexander awards. Its 1931 in berlin, and the world is on the precipice of changethe affluent still dance in their gilded cages but more and more people are living. Rebecca cantrell became a published novelist in 2009 with the novel a trace of smoke, introducing readers to her hannah vogel series. New york times and usa today bestselling author rebecca cantrell has published twelve novels in over ten different languages. Dec 10, 2016 rebecca cantrell s series was listed among them, so i bought the first book. Rebecca cantrell majored in german, creative writing, and history at the freie universitaet of berlin and carnegie mellon university. A trace of smoke, a night of long knives, a game of lies, and a city of broken glass. Evocative and hauntingly crafted, rebecca cantrell s debut mystery a trace of smoke is a treasure of suspense, romance, and murder. Even though hardened crime reporter hannah vogel knows all too we. Rebecca cantrell is a new york times and usa today bestselling author. She currently lives in hawaii with her husband and son. Cigarette boy short story on the train short story the man in the attic short story imonsters.
The first book in this epic series the world beneath was the winner of the 2014 best original award awarded by the international thriller writers. She lives in berlin, germany with her husband and son. The touch of its blessed silver seared his swordcalloused palm, branding his. Oct 07, 2010 a trace of smoke by rebecca cantrell, 9780765326904, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Just when you think you know where this story is going, it changes course. On may, 2008 a trace of smoke, rebecca cantrell 6 comments news. My first book, a trace of smoke, is set in 1931 in the gay cabare. She shows the best and the worst of the german character. Biography rebecca cantrell new york times bestselling. Rebecca cantrell quit her job, sold her house, and moved to hawaii to write a novel because, at seven, she decided that she would be a writer. With the blood gospel, the first novel in the order of the sanguines series, james rollins and rebecca cantrell breathtakingly combined science, myth, and. Read online and download as many books as you like for personal use.
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