Garden of Beasts : A Novel of Berlin 1936 (Paperback)

from FiberBabble

Wow. I'm surprised, but I really enjoyed this book. The fine print on the cover says "A novel of Berlin 1936" and that almost made me pass this one by. The novel does a good job of imparting the paranoia of pre-war Berlin. This isn't anything I would have gone in search of, but it was quite effec...

from johnwbeha

This was a really pleasant surprise. It has sat on a shelf waiting patiently whilst other Deaver's jumped up the reading queue. But it finally arrived at the top spot and I found it excellent. As is to be expected from Deaver, the writing and the plotting are exceptional, but this time, it was th...

from whwine

excellent period piece - seems like the real deal, very well researched, some dead-end plot threads, but all-in-all a good book

from gophergolfer

An unlikely story of a contract killer saved from prison by going to Germany in 1936 to kill a german general. However the descriptions of Hitler, Goering, Goebbels and of the Berlin surroundings of the time are authentic and add to interest. A lot of detail in the background

from Carl_Alves

This was the first book from Jeffrey Deaver that I've read and it was a delightful read. What I mostly liked about the novel was the main character. He was a hit man with a conscience. The protagonist did a great deal of developing throughout the story. Even the main antagonist, the target of the...