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    <body><![CDATA[I was pretty disappointed by this book.  At one point in time I might have enjoyed this story of a mid-30's woman attempting to find out what exactly happened to her brother before he was murdered.  But overall, I found the plot lacking and even a bit confusing at times.<br/><br/>Hannah is a 33 ye...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80493652">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An evocative and dark novel about the end of Weimar Berlin.  Rebecca Cantrell's <em>A Trace of Smoke</em> follows Hannah Vogel, a crime reporter as she tries to unravel the mystery of her brother's death.  Cantrell gives us a tour of the more flamboyant and seedy alleys of 1931 Berlin which includes cabarets...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65998749">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to add a new shelf just for this book: &quot;noir&quot;. And when I think about it, there doesn't seem to be a setting as perfect for a noir mystery than Berlin in the 1930's. It doesn't even need any embellishment by the author to create the atmosphere of unreality, violence and decay. Or as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78797370">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;<p>Even though hardened crime reporter Hannah Vogel knows all too well how tough it is to survive in 1931 Berlin, she is devastated when she sees a photograph of her brother’s body posted in the Hall of the Unnamed Dead. Ernst, a cross-dressing lounge singer at a seedy nightclub, had many secrets, a never-ending list of lovers, and plenty of opportunities to get into trouble. </p><p>Hannah delves into the city’s dark underbelly to flush out his murderer, but the late night arrival of a five-year-old orphan on her doorstep complicates matters. The endearing Anton claims that Hannah is his mother… and that her dead brother Ernst is his father. </p><p>As her investigations into Ernst’s murder and Anton's parentage uncover political intrigue and sex scandals in the top ranks of the rising Nazi party, Hannah fears not only for her own life, but for that of a small boy who has come to call her “mother.”</p>&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was pretty disappointed by the end of this book.  The premise and setting are intriguing and well set out, but the writing plods along far more than it soars.  None of the mysteries in the book are terribly mysterious, which isn't always the death of a story but without good writing and good chara...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62647608">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;<p>Even though hardened crime reporter Hannah Vogel knows all too well how tough it is to survive in 1931 Berlin, she is devastated when she sees a photograph of her brother’s body posted in the Hall of the Unnamed Dead. Ernst, a cross-dressing lounge singer at a seedy nightclub, had many secrets, a never-ending list of lovers, and plenty of opportunities to get into trouble. </p><p>Hannah delves into the city’s dark underbelly to flush out his murderer, but the late night arrival of a five-year-old orphan on her doorstep complicates matters. The endearing Anton claims that Hannah is his mother… and that her dead brother Ernst is his father. </p><p>As her investigations into Ernst’s murder and Anton's parentage uncover political intrigue and sex scandals in the top ranks of the rising Nazi party, Hannah fears not only for her own life, but for that of a small boy who has come to call her “mother.”</p>&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I first started reading this book I thought it was a 5 star read for sure.  The last third, though, I was a little disappointed with the way developments were handled--although I was satisfied with the ultimate ending.  This is one of the current crop of Weimar Noir, suspense or mystery stories...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56629994">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I must admit that I was predisposed to like this book. I lived in Berlin for a little over a year in the early 70s, so I'm always interested in books set there. And of the many historical periods there are to choose from, my favorite has always been the forty years or so before I was born -- from ju...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59824079">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Captivating book of intrigue in Germany, 1931, on the cusp of Nazi rule.  Crime reporter, Hannah Vogel, sees a picture of her brother among the unknown dead at the police department, but can't report his death since both of them loaned there identification papers to Jewish friends escaping to the U....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62537847">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[1930's Berlin.  Story of a woman searching for the murderer of her brother, a gay/transvestite/cabaret singer. She and her brother lent their identity papers to help Jewish friends leave Germany so she cannot go to the authorities to for help.  The reader gets a strong sense of time and place.  The ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60983809">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I gave this 5 stars even though I found Anton a little unbelievable; I still loved him!  A hard-to-put-down book with a different focus from most pre- and WWII books I've come across (the pink star and Nazis/gays).  I hope there are more books from Rebecca Cantrell.  I'd also like to find out what h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60355603">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A little bit plodding, but fascinating time and place: Berlin in 1931. The mystery aspect wasn't suspenseful enough nor the characters finely drawn, but I cared about about Hannah, the narrator and what became of her. I wonder if there will be a sequel.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the pace of this book.  I didn't really expect Hannah's solution to the loss of Anton, but I definitely felt the loss of Boris.  My brain understands the ending, but my heart does not.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i cant verify this book was transleted from german but it must have been.  if not the writer and editor flunked english 101.  but i liked it.  pre ww2 murder mystery with an intriguing story.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't finish this book. I was really looking forward to it, but half-way through...I had no feelings for the characters, the plot was shallow and lacked complexity. Maybe because I was coming off a 5 star book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a hard time putting this book down to get ready for work today.  It's a fascinating view of 1931 Berlin and Germany.]]></body>
    
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