Why a Booktrail?
1941. 1959: Surrounded by evil, how long can one man’s good intentions last?
Ostland
What you need to know before your trail
February 1941, Berlin: A murderer is on a killing spree. The Murder Squad is in the midst of the biggest manhunt the city has ever seen. Georg Heuser is the idealistic, brilliant young detective set to crack the case.
July 1959, West Germany: Lawyers Max Kraus and Paula Siebert are investigating war crimes of unimaginable magnitude committed near the Russian Front, the empire the Nazis called Ostland. The man accused is called Georg Heuser. Assured of his guilt, Paula and Max have only one question left: What has happened to make this good man become a monster?
Locations
Reset- Germany - Berlin
- A: Reichstag Building
- B: Topography of Terror
- C: Alexanderplatz
- Belarus - Minsk
- D: Great Patriotic War Museum
- E: Gorky Park
Travel Guide
Berlin and Minsk
The story in the novel is inspired by actual events that occurred in Germany and Russia between February 1941 and July 1944 and by their resolution in the late 1950s and 60s
It subject Georg Heuser was a real life figure who was actually asn officer of the Kriminal polizei or Criminal Police and also of the SS.
The author states that he has used dramatic license when writing about this day to day life, but the basic facts of Heuser’s personal history his detective work and events in the occupied city of Minsk are all presented as accurately as possible. Same goes for the acts of violence. ( Minsk of course is now in Belarus)
Characters in this book including named criminal offenders and their victims and officials from both sides are either historical figures or in a few cases, fictionalised versions of actual people.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Ostland
Destination: Berlin, Minsk, Russia Author/Guide: David Thomas Departure Time: 1941, 1959
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