This is the second novel by Rory Clements featuring detective Seb Wolff and it is a corker with murder and intrigue at the highest levels of the Nazi party as they prepare to host the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Wolff is a good man who detests the Nazis and simply concentrates on doing what he does best - solve crimes which he does in a thorough and dedicated manner.

I enjoyed all the Tom Wilde books and this series definitely has legs as it was well plotted and historically very accurate.

Another wonderful author in Simon Scarrow is currently writing a series featuring a similar character - a conflicted policeman in Nazi Germany in Horst Schenke and these too are excellent books as they vie to replace the much missed Philip Kerr and his magnificent Bernie Gunther series of novels.

Like many others I miss the sardonic humour and cynicism of Bernie but this is an excellent book by Rory Clements and helps fill the gap.