A gritty crime novel following Detective Gereon Rath in 1920s Berlin, navigating drugs, murder, and political intrigue.
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A gritty crime novel following Detective Gereon Rath in 1920s Berlin, navigating drugs, murder, and political intrigue.
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THE BASIS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TV SENSATION BABYLON BERLIN " Cabaret on cocaine...captures the dark glamour of a briefly exhilarating time between the wars." -- NPR Babylon Berlin is the first book in the international-bestselling series from Volker Kutscher that centers on Detective Gereon Rath caught up in a web of drugs, sex, political intrigue, and murder in Berlin as Germany teeters on the edge of Nazism. It’s 1929 and Berlin is the vibrating metropolis of post-war Germany—full of bars and...
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Sexual content
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Moderate sexual content with references to sex; not graphically detailed.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violence including murder and brutal scenes; central to the crime plot.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language; not a dominant feature.
Substance use
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Frequent drug and alcohol use; tied to the dark glamour of 1920s Berlin.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong political themes; depicts tension and corruption in pre-Nazi Germany.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to systemic suffering in historical context.
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