The Berlin Execution Quotes

“He reaches the room where families come in to identify their loved ones and walks in. Hannah Rachmann is there, sitting on one of the chairs set along the back wall. She is alone and looks up. He smiles at her, but then regrets doing so as she doesn’t return it. The smile drops away from his features as she stands up and they shake hands solemnly.”
― M.F. Kelleher, The Berlin Execution

“Wilmersdorf is quiet at this time of night. In this well-to-do neighbourhood, the last of the dog walkers have scurried back to the warmth of their homes, away from a surprisingly brittle May wind that sweeps across Karolinger Platz and buffets the front of the block of flats where Karl Rachmann has his beloved apartment.”
― M.F. Kelleher, The Berlin Execution

“His footsteps start to echo on the concrete floor as he enters the house. She tries to breathe more slowly but can’t and feels the adrenaline rising in her veins. Sallow is on the stairs now. She tries to recall the number of steps in the flight to give her some idea of how near he is, but her mind can’t remember. He reaches the landing and she can hear his boots scraping against the tiny concrete fragments on the floor’s surface.”
― M.F. Kelleher, The Berlin Execution

“She is shown to a small, grey room on a corridor of small grey rooms. Kriminalkommissar Leonhard Winterberg sits down opposite her. He has short ginger hair and large watery brown eyes. His suit, she notices, is bespoke.”
― M.F. Kelleher, The Berlin Execution

“The people scattered across the room smile and laugh and move on to other groups to obtain maximum exposure. Astrid knows many of them and introduces Dan to men with wealth or influence, and women with both.”
― M.F. Kelleher, The Berlin Execution

“The woman inside her is calm and philosophical, but the girl inside her is disappointed.”
― M.F. Kelleher, The Berlin Execution

“She is sleeping now, in the bed. Her hair on the pillow and her breath nearly silent. He gets up and pulls on one of the white robes that come with the room, and pours a deep umber whiskey from the complimentary drinks tray on the sideboard.”
― M.F. Kelleher, The Berlin Execution