Description: A pulse-pounding locked-room murder mystery set on a zeppelin bound for Brazil from Nazi Germany--think Murder on the Orient Express in the air...
"The ingenious [solution] is only one of many pleasures in this powerfully atmospheric novel" that can be easily devoured in a single night (The Times). In 1933, a zeppelin leaves Nazi Germany, chartered to cross the Atlantic and land in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's a modern luxury holiday for travelers performing loyalty to a radicalizing Germany--until a murder in the airship's washroom exposes the rot beneath the Reich. Police Detective Bruno Brückner happens to be on board and is drafted to investigate, only to discover that the "Good Nazi" victim was a total fabrication. Hidden among his belongings is a stash of banned "degenerate" material. It seems everyone on board has something to hide, and even beyond Germany's border, no one is safe to voice what they may know. There are no good Nazis, not on this flight and not in the Fatherland. From the wealthy baroness to the antisemitic doctor, every passenger wears a mask of complicity or survival, and in this sky-high pressure cooker the truth is more dangerous than the fall. As Brückner peels back their lies, he uncovers a startling story of fake identities, queer love, and revenge, where nothing is as it appears, until finally the secret of the 'good Nazi' is revealed... Giving fascinating insight into the "twisted psyche of fascists" (The Critic) and 1930s queer culture under Nazi rule, this thrilling historical mystery will keep readers hooked until the final page.Review Quotes: "There's an ingenious twist to this gripping and queasily resonant thriller, as well as a fascinating insight into the lost world of zeppelin travel."
--The Guardian
--The Times (UK) "A real contender for the year's most satisfying closing line...[A conclusion with a] fierce sense of justice and a twist that can only be called perfect."
--The Irish Times "An effective locked room mystery with a clear moral content... A well-realised cast provides insight into the twisted psyche of fascists in a manner made relevant for today."
--The Critic "This is the first locked room mystery I have read that is set in a Zeppelin, and it is full of fascinating details about the luxury of such travel between Germany and Brazil in the 1930s... Beautifully written and with some good sly jokes in among the horror, this novel won a literary prize in Brazil."
--Literary Review (UK) "Ably combines a homage to Golden Age-style detection and a strong nod to Agatha Christie [in a] twisty and mischievous whodunnit... A fascinating exercise in retro crime writing, with an added social and historical context and a small dose of mischief, The Good Nazi is short and to the point, and wonderfully entertaining."
--Crime Time