Death in Berlin
Mystery novel | |
Publisher | Staples Press |
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Publication date | 1955 |
Death in Berlin published in 1955 (under the title Death Walked in Berlin
Characters
- Miranda Brand - a young model on a vacation which turned nasty.
- Brigadier Brindley - a veteran officer with a penchant for story-telling.
- Robert Melville - Miranda's cousin, an easygoing, charming military officer.
- Stella Melville - Robert's wife, who had raised the orphaned Miranda from a young age.
- Andy Page - Robert's fellow officer, living in a troubled and disharmonious marriage.
- Sally Page - Andy's wife, who is in love with Robert and might be having an affair with him.
- Harry Marson - Another of Robert's fellow officers.
- Elsa Marson - Harry's wife, whose English bears traces of a foreign accent - but what exactly was her original language?
- Colonel Leslie - A seemingly bland and boring senior officer.
- Norah Leslie - The colonel's wife, who knows past secrets and harbors deep grudges.
- Lottie - The Melvilles' seven years old daughter, who knows more than she is telling.
- Wally - Lottie's nine years old friend, a naughty and clever boy who plays amateur detective - and is quite good at it.
- Mademoiselle Beljame - The cold and efficient governess who takes good care of Lottie. But is Beljame her real name?
- Friedel - The Melvilles' German house servant, who might have more on her mind than domestic service.
- Simon Lang - A highly capable detective, intelligence operative, and poker player. Is he in love with Miranda? Or does he suspect her of murder? Or both?
Author's personal background
As noted by the author in the foreword to the book, it was inspired by having actually spent time in Berlin as the wife of a British Army officer. The book's social milieu of Berlin-based British officers and their wives was thus quite familiar to her. A similar background is given in the foreword to other books entitled "Death in ...".
See also
- Death in Cyprus
- The Far Pavilions
- The Ordinary Princess
References
- ^ Reviews of 'DEATH IN BERLIN' Retrieved 27/12/2021.
- ISBN 0-312-26308-2.