Stasi Wolf

Overview

How do you solve a murder when you can't ask any questions? The gripping follow-up to Stasi Child.

East Germany, 1975. Karin Müller, sidelined from the murder squad in Berlin, jumps at the chance to be sent south to Halle-Neustadt, where a pair of infant twins have gone missing. But Müller soon finds her problems have followed her. Halle-Neustadt is a new town—the pride of the communist state—and she and her team are forbidden by the Stasi from publicizing the disappearances, lest they tarnish the town's flawless image. Meanwhile, in the eerily nameless streets and tower blocks, a child snatcher lurks, and the clock is ticking to rescue the twins alive. 

Reviews

"Outstanding. . . . Fans of Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko will welcome Müller." —Publishers Weekly starred review of Stasi Child

"Fans of mysteries with Cold War settings will appreciate Young's dead-on recreation of life under Communist rule." --Publishers Weekly

Author Biography

David Young was a news producer and editor for more than 25 years with BBC. His first book in the Karin Müller series, Stasi Child, was a Times Crime Book of the Month, a Daily Telegraph pick of the week, WHSmith Fiction Book of the Month, and won the 2016 CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger for the best historical crime novel of the year. The series has been sold in 11 territories around the world and optioned for TV by Euston Films.