Wedding Station

De: David Downing

Narrado por: Simon Vance

The prequel to David Downing's best-selling Station series introduces John Russell, an Englishman with a political past who must keep his head down as the Nazis solidify their power.

Berlin, 27 February 1933. A month after Hitler's inauguration as Chancellor of Germany, the Reichstag parliament building is set ablaze. The Nazis use the torching to justify a campaign of terror against their political opponents.

John Russell's recent separation from his wife threatens his right to reside in Germany and any meaningful relationship with his six-year-old son Paul. He has just secured work as a crime reporter for a Berlin newspaper, and the crimes which he has to report - the gruesome murder of a rent boy, the hit-and-run death of a professional genealogist, the suspicious disappearance of a Nazi-supporting celebrity fortune-teller - are increasingly entangled in the wider nightmare engulfing Germany.

Each new investigation carries the risk of Russell's falling foul of the authorities, at a time when the rule of law has completely vanished, and the Nazis are running scores of pop-up detention centers, complete with torture chambers, in every corner of Berlin.

©2021 David Downing (P)2021 Recorded Books Inc.

The overall story line for the time period.

Out of sequence - from the other books- but it did fill in the time time period well

It was ok

I loved the first 5 books of the series. This one was ok. It didn’t have the same level of mystery and intrigue as the others. It felt kind of all over the place. I wanted it to pick up where the last book left off and finish the story, so I was disappointed in that as well.

deleted 1/4 way ...

how disappointing.. trashy...

a story that could have been told without vulgarity...

i want a refund...

Wonderfully Written….But

I have to say I enjoyed listening to this book in large part due to the narration. The narrator made the book come alive. That said, not much actually happens in the book until the last 25%. The story really just rambled along with no single purpose until the final couple of chapters. It’s a decent listen but you have to be patient…

A winner

John Russell returns in a book that satisfies fans of the series we thought has concluded! cant't wait for more!

Just like being there

Downing brings the fall of the Weimar Republic and the early Nazi years vividly to life - in all the best but also terrifying ways.

Best narrative ever

Simon Vance gives credibility to the story and makes it seem true. Excellent story and superb narration.

Long and drawn out

It’s a good series overall, but this opener is fairly boring in many areas. A good edit would have been beneficial. Too many passages with cafes bratwurst rain and train journeys. Hard to keep focused on all the sub plots. I finished it but only barely.

Simon Vance Triumphs!

Simon Vance has always been to me great narrator, but his superb pronunciation of German is so appreciated. He sounds like a native. A pleasure to hear!

Well-Written Prelude to John Russell Series!

Interesting plot twists with eye-opening historical fictional account of the years leading up to WWII. Provides an interesting background of what drives John Russell down the path of spydom that we see in the earlier books.