The Night of the Generals
“Patriotism has been known to have its vicious side.”
ThrillerMysteryWarCrime
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
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A grim, intricate wartime mystery unfolds with a palpable sense of dread. The investigation is a slow burn through a morally compromised landscape, where every shadow hides a potential enemy and the stakes are impossibly high.
tensesuspensefulgrittysombersteadyneo-noirperiod thrillerespionage dramaconspiracymoralitywarbetrayal
paris, francegeneralworld war iiflashbacksociopathmurderconspiracyserial killergerman occupation of francearmy generalmurder investigationrommelnazi occupation1940s1960scold casewarsaw, polandmurder of a prostitute
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