The Night of Shooting Stars

By: Ben Pastor

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Paperback | 9 July 2020

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365 Pages

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Berlin, July 1944, a few weeks before the attempted assassination of Hitler by Claus von Stauffenberg.

Bora is ordered to investigate the murder of Walter Niemeyer, a dazzling clairvoyant, a star since the days of the Weimar Republic. For years he has mystified Germany with his astounding prophecies. Bora's inquiry, supported by former S.A member Florian Grimm, resurrects memories of the excessive and brilliant world of Jazz Age cabarets and locales.

Around them, in the oppressive summer heat, constant allied bombing, war-weary Berlin teems with refugees and nearly a million foreign labourers. Soon Bora realises that there is much more at stake than murder in a paranoid city where everyone suspects everyone, and where persistent rumours whisper about a conspiracy aimed at the very heart of the Nazi hierarchy. Could the charming Emmy Pletsch, who works for Claus von Stauffenberg, be a key to understanding what is going on? Bora eventually meets with Stauffenberg, facing an anguishing moral dilemma, as a German soldier and as a man.

The 20 July plot and its dramatic implications as never told before.

About the Author

Ben Pastor, born in Italy, worked as a university professor in Vermont. She is one of the most talented writers in the field of historical fiction. In 2008 she won the prestigious Premio Zaragoza for best historical fiction. She writes in English.

Industry Reviews

Praise for the series:

"HORSEMAN'S SONG, Set in 1937, Pastor's outstanding sixth mystery featuring German investigator Martin Bora (after 2017's The Road to Ithaca) makes effective use of the death of Federico Garcia Lorca, the celebrated poet, during the Spanish Civil War... Pastor does an excellent job of creating a back-story for her lead that fits in well with the previous books." PW Starred Review

"HORSEMAN'S SONG: An expertly crafted mystery by a master of the genre is an especially recommended addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections. Also very highly recommended for dedicated mystery buffs are the other novels by Ben Pastor that feature the character of Martin Bora". MBR

"TIN SKY is the best crime novel of the month. Terror and suspicion on the Eastern Front. We hail a bold series set in the Second World War. This fine novel is packed with tense moments and moral ambiguity.' Times

"A DARK SONG OF BLOOD is historical crime fiction at its best, vividly re-creating the atmosphere of a city occupied by an increasingly desperate army. ' Sunday Times

"The tone of LIAR MOON has a flu-like grimness, appropriate the 1943 setting. Pastor is excellent at providing details (silk stockings, movie magazines, cigarettes) that light up the setting." Booklist

"LUMEN's plot is well crafted, her prose sharp... a disturbing mix of detection and reflection." Publisher's Weekly

"And don't miss LUMEN by Ben Pastor. An interesting, original and melancholy tale." Literary Review

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