The Night of the Generals

By (author): "John Brownjohn, Hans Hellmut Kirst"
Publish Date: 1962
The Night of the Generals
ISBN0304361887
ISBN139780304361885
AsinThe Night of the Generals
Original titleDie Nacht der Generale
A Polish prostitute is murdered in Warsaw in 1942. The possible suspects are narrowed down to three German generals, but the investigation eventually comes to nothing. A similar crime happens in Paris in 1944 when all three generals are assembled once more - but again the investigations are halted by the famous 'night of the generals' - the coup against Hitler. Then, in 1956, a third murder occurs in Dresden. This time the killer must be caught...