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'It is Germany, 1938, and Franz Schmidt is the chief auditor in a commercial bank in a provincial city. But as Schmidt will soon learn, the bank's prestigious new client, the Nazi party, is at once its least desirable. Schmidt will oversee their account, and soon, he is embroiled in the duplicity, violence, and horror that is Nazi Germany. Schimdt can't help but be involved, and the first victim of the harsh realities of the Germans' politics is a Jewish secretary whom Franz tries to help, much to his wife's distress.
'As Schmidt finds himself caught up in dangerous political machinations, he also finds himself, as the result of an act of compassion, under deadly suspicion. The Schmidts struggle to protect their marriage and their family without compromising their sense of decency, but eventually, Franz's world explodes. As events spin out of control, Franz must act, and he seeks revenge on those responsible by attempting a massive fraud on the Party itself.' (Publisher's blurb, Thomas Dunne Books 2003 publication)
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Epigraph: In memory of my father Leigh Browne also a banker.
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Book one of the Franz Schmidt Mystery series.
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Crime File
2009
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— Review of The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel -
Australian Crime Fiction
2004-2005
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criticism
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 3-5) -
Crime
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 14 December vol. 108 no. 50 2003; (p. 23)
— Review of The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel -
Quirky Local Sleuths Grip
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 May 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Something Fishy 2002 single work novel ; KittyHawk Down 2003 single work novel ; The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel -
Kabel's Korner
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 63-64)
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Quirky Local Sleuths Grip
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 May 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Something Fishy 2002 single work novel ; KittyHawk Down 2003 single work novel ; The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel -
Crime
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 14 December vol. 108 no. 50 2003; (p. 23)
— Review of The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel -
Crime File
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 January 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 11 - 17 September 2002; (p. 12)
— Review of The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel -
Crime Wave
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 October 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Gothic Matilda : The Amazing Visions of Australian Crime Fiction 2002 single work criticism ; Babel 2002 single work novel ; The Eye of the Abyss 2002 single work novel ; Lady Luck 2002 single work novel ; The Affair 2002 single work novel -
Marshall Law
Andres Kabel
(interviewer),
2002
single work
interview
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 6-7) -
Kabel's Korner
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 63-64) -
Australian Crime Fiction
2004-2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 3-5)
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cGermany,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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