I’ve been longing for a little bit more Karin Muller. Really hoping and begging for more! I adored Stasi Child, the historical crime phenomena by David Young. Stasi Wolf is the highly anticipated follow up!
We travel in time back to 1975 and Eastern Germany. The political landscape is Communist Germany. This an enclosed society, where the person next to you might be spying and reporting back to the Stasi. In Stasi Child, we met the amazing Karin Muller. Karin is working within the system, in the People’s Police.
Karin Muller, our wonderful protagonist, returns with a vengeance. She is asked to go to Halle-Neustadt to investigate the disappearance of twin newborns. She is given many constraints. She cannot alert the local population that children are missing or conduct the kind of searches that are vital. Halle-Neustadt is a model town; the kind of place that is trying to attract newcomers to its concrete high rise tower blocks. It is a town with no street names, surprisingly. Bad publicity is forbidden by the Stasi. Karin Muller is forced to use clever and subtle means to catch those responsible.
David Young will win even more fans with Stasi Wolf, I have no doubt. I thought this was just a strong a read as Stasi Child, with the perfect blend of action, suspense and excitement. The era is captured magnificantly. Young is a superb storyteller, weaving in more of the backstory of Karin Muller with a highly emotive story. Karin Muller finds time to go back to her home town, unravel deep family secrets and start a new relationship.
This is top notch crime! I will be shouting about this book to everyone, everywhere. Read Stasi Wolf. Do it!
We travel in time back to 1975 and Eastern Germany. The political landscape is Communist Germany. This an enclosed society, where the person next to you might be spying and reporting back to the Stasi. In Stasi Child, we met the amazing Karin Muller. Karin is working within the system, in the People’s Police.
Karin Muller, our wonderful protagonist, returns with a vengeance. She is asked to go to Halle-Neustadt to investigate the disappearance of twin newborns. She is given many constraints. She cannot alert the local population that children are missing or conduct the kind of searches that are vital. Halle-Neustadt is a model town; the kind of place that is trying to attract newcomers to its concrete high rise tower blocks. It is a town with no street names, surprisingly. Bad publicity is forbidden by the Stasi. Karin Muller is forced to use clever and subtle means to catch those responsible.
David Young will win even more fans with Stasi Wolf, I have no doubt. I thought this was just a strong a read as Stasi Child, with the perfect blend of action, suspense and excitement. The era is captured magnificantly. Young is a superb storyteller, weaving in more of the backstory of Karin Muller with a highly emotive story. Karin Muller finds time to go back to her home town, unravel deep family secrets and start a new relationship.
This is top notch crime! I will be shouting about this book to everyone, everywhere. Read Stasi Wolf. Do it!