Smoke in Berlin (Hugo Fischer, Book 2)

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A beautiful, atmospheric detective story set in Berlin during The Second World War. Orianna Ramunno's Hugo Fischer series is full of tension, drama and, ultimately, hope.

Berlin, June 1944. Hugo Fischer is forced to work for the Nazi secret service, though he keeps his own dangerous secret from the Third Reich.

Faced with a series of high profile cases the murder of a prominent Nazi couple, the suicide of a Reich journalist, and an accident in which fifteen Hitler Youth children died he begins to suspect the incidents are linked.

Soon, Hugo finds himself uncovering a world of secrets and silent resistance. But when suspicion starts to fall his way, he finds himself walking a knife edge. To be found part of the conspiracy means death, and not only his own. But how can he betray those who stand up for what is right

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Praise for Oriana Ramunno

A novel that moves beyond the crime genre to which it appears initially to belong The Times

There is no doubting the power of the story and the righteous anger of its telling Shots magazine

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ORIANA RAMUNNO (Melfi, 1980) lives in Berlin with her husband and three kids. Following a number of awarded crime novellas and short stories in various magazines, she pursued the writing of her debut thriller Ashes in the Snow inspired by the story of her grandfather, who was detained in the Flossenbrg concentration camp. She dedicated this book to him, a book she describes as the last act of love in a long journey.