A novel of George Orwell in 1920s BURMA
A Quiet Flame
Location(s): Berlin, Buenos Aires
Genre(s): Crime
Era(s): 1930s, 1950s
The action switches largely between Berlin in 1932 – and Bernie’s last abandoned case as a police officer when the mutilated body of a spastic teenage girl is discovered – and Buenos Aires in 1950 where he is invited to investigate a case with striking similarities. Many twists lie ahead as the investigations come together until the final shocking revelation.
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