Saturday, April 6, 2024

 J.C. Maetis: The Fortune Teller of Berlin, 9780241998908, paperback, upcoming November 24 publication date, Viking/ Penguin random House Uk 



Due to an early proof I was able to enjoy this very gripping historical thriller, one of my favorite genres, with a supposedly true background. Hitler was rumored to have used fortune tellers  and the novel centers around Edith Creutzen, a German clairvoyant who is coerced by the Nazis to leave Paris to  become Hitler's fortune teller. Secretly she has joined the French resistance feeding them highly confidential information,  walking a tight rope that could snap any time. It's a real page turner, well plotted, atmospheric,  very likeable protagonists  but also dark at times, portraying the terrible 1940ties war years but also the bravery of  ordinary people risking their lives for Hitler's down fall. 

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