The Air Raid Killer

Max Heller, Dresden Detective, Book 1

By: Frank Goldammer, Steve Anderson - translator

Narrated by: Alexander Cendese

As the Third Reich ends, a killer’s game begins.

In the final days of the Third Reich, with the historic city of Dresden on the brink of destruction, terrifying rumors spread about the Fright Man, a demonic killer who exploited the cover of a nighttime air raid siren to mutilate and kill a young nurse. Just as seasoned detective Max Heller begins investigating, the Fright Man kills again...

The investigation seems hopeless. Desperate refugees flood the streets, all of Heller’s resources are depleted, and his new boss is a ruthless SS officer. And like so many others, Heller and his wife, Karin, survive on meager rations while fearing for the lives of their sons at the front. But as tensions mount and enemy firebombs decimate the city, dangerous new clues come to light - and the determined Heller pursues a violent and twisting path to unmask a monster.

©2016 Frank Goldammer & dtv Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Munich. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2018 by Steve Anderson.

war story

Sad review of the German common man during world war II it was revealing and raw.

Horrible narrator

This was a mixed bag. I enjoyed the historical aspects of this book. The murder mystery was so-so. The narration of the audiobook was so annoying that I know that played into my appraisal of the book. I’m not sure I want to continue with this narrator.

Good narrator

The narrator was very good. The story dragged on for a while but gave good insite how difficult life was during the war.

It’s a German book, why couldn’t the performer use a German accent?

The book and story was good. But done in a NY cop style. Except the Russian accent he did!??

Riveting thriller!

Great story start to finish! Fast paced thriller that kept me guessing & never slowed down. The narrator is superb & does accents very well to distinguish characters. I highly recommend it!