The Helsinki Pact
by Alex Cugia
A taut, urgent thriller set in 1989 Berlin which subtly mixes real events and people with imaginative story-telling around Stasi corruption, financial chicanery, greed, murder and totalitarian brutality but also integrity and a commitment to justice - hard to put down. It's a complex, layered story with great characterisation. Does crime pay? You'll need to read the book to find out, won't you?