In November 1918, socialist revolution sweeps across Germany, transforming Berlin, already ravaged by war, into a political battleground. Four women from the slums are discovered dead, all with identical markings on their back. When the fifth turns out to be Rosa Luxemburg, a leader of the suppressed socialist uprising, the political police complicate the investigations of Detective Inspector Nicolai Hoffner and his assistant Hans Fichte.

Rabb brings to life a world capital on the brink of chaos, a tragic revolutionary who inspired and enraged in equal measure, and a compellingly complex, world-weary, deeply flawed but brilliant inspector, Nikolai Hoffner.

...a novel so richly drawn, so dark and so compelling it reaches into your gut and holds on tight... Detroit Free Press

a ghostly noir that could have been conspired at by Raymond Chandler and Andre Malraux. Harper's

Rabb wields a deft and chilling pen.
Richmond Times Dispatch

The hallmarks of Jonathan Rabb's writing are impeccable research, extraordinary attention to detail, superb style and a deep respect for his readers.
Charles Middleburgh, Amazon.co.uk