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Learn moreOne frozen night in Germany, Tracy Barnes witnesses the killing of her lover by the secret police. Years later, when the Wall has crumbled and old enemies are new friends, Tracy encounters the murderer and plans to make him pay.
But in a country still at war with itself, Tracy finds that she is being played as a pawn in a far bigger game of revenge that reaches all the way to Moscow.
Crackling with suspense and finely realized characters, Dead Ground floodlights a chilling East Germany at the end of the Cold War, exposing some uncomfortable truths behind one of history’s most important political transitions.
This is spy fiction at its best: a mission of revenge, a haunting love story, and a chilling tale.
Gerald Seymour spent fifteen years as an international television news reporter, covering the Vietnam War, Ireland, the Munich Olympics massacre, Germany’s Red Army, Italy’s Red Brigades, and Palestinian groups. He is the author of seventeen novels, including the bestseller Harry’s Game. He lives in Bath, England.
Simon Vance is the critically acclaimed narrator of approximately 400 audiobooks, winner of 27 AudioFile Earphones Awards, and a 12-time Audie Award-winner. He won an Audie in 2006 in the category of Science Fiction and was named the 2011 Best Voice in Biography and History and in 2010 Best Voice in Fiction by AudioFile magazine.
Vance has been a narrator for the past 25 years, and also worked for many years as a BBC Radio presenter and newsreader in London. Some of his best-selling and most praised audiobook performances include Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies (an Audie award-winner), Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series (all 21 titles), the new productions of Frank Herbert’s original Dune series, and Rob Gifford’s China Road (an AudioFile 2007 Book of the Year). Vance lives near San Francisco with his wife and two sons.
Reviews
“A fast-moving mixture of chase and cat-and-mouse, set against the brilliantly observed forlorn, chilly corner of Germany…brings off the intricate scheming with complete conviction.”
“A dark novel filled with well-drawn characters doing evil things in the name of political expediency.”
“Seymour’s punchy plotting and vile people work to create a gripping tale of nasty post-Cold War complicity.”
“Robert Whitfield superbly performs this exciting spy novel…Whitfield’s subtle shadings of tone, cadence, and inflection artistically reveal the rich subtleties that Gerald Seymour has woven into this fine book. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
“With Dead Ground, Gerald Seymour has found an innovative way to resurface the resentments and atrocities of the Cold War.”
“Robert Whitfield excels at providing a wide range of accents and voices, especially the world-weariness of the no-nonsense investigator…Highly recommended.”
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