In the Shadow of the Wall

Name: In the Shadow of the Wall
Rating: 4.37 (2987 reviews)

by Richard Wake Book 2 in the Peter Ritter Thriller series.

First published 2020

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Months after the border is sealed, Peter Ritter has adapted to the permanence of the Berlin Wall. His police career is advancing, his standard of living is unusually comfortable and occasional unofficial work for his politically powerful former father-in-law appears an acceptable price for security.

That compromise becomes impossible when Ritter decides to help a man he once questioned in prison escape from East Germany. A limited act of mercy develops into a threat to both men, forcing the detective to use the privileges of the system against the state that granted them and to decide what professional loyalty means in a city divided by force.