Angel Avenger

 

September 1960, In the Spandauer forest Detectives Max Becker and Bastian Döhl, from the Berlin Kriminalpolizei, find a naked, tortured man tied to a tree. A cryptic message hangs from his neck. When another body appears, Max is sure it won’t be the last. The press dub the killer, Der Waldscharfrichter (The Forest Executioner) and graphic tattoos on the bodies suggest that the victims are Russians with a criminal past.

As more bodies and messages appear, they lead Max and his team to a horrific past event, wounds that run deep in the Berlin psyche, plunging Max into a conflict between his sense of duty and justice.

‘Angel Avenger: A Max Becker Thriller is hypnotic, a well-crafted story with great characters… A pure delight for fans of crime thrillers.’

Divine Zape – Readers’ Favorite – 5 stars

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'I found this book to be really gripping and moving on many levels.'

Lovereading.co.uk - An Idie Book We love award

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Wow! That covers my reaction to this book, on just about every different front, definitely making it my best read of 2019, which is when I opened this Pandora’s box of emotions.

Yvonne - Fiction Books

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'In creating a killer who you feel for, the dark and atmospheric events are superbly crafted in a taut and tense book with an emotional and brooding plot.'

AlexJ Books

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'Wickenden writes with a lightness of touch, and the telling little details of time and place add hugely to the atmosphere and originality of this book.
Highly recommended.'

Sara MacDonald - author of Another Life and A Kingdom by the Sea