The Culture Chamber The Culture Chamber |
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| Author:
| Stalk, Jeffrey |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4819-3385-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.50 |
Book Description:
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The battered corpse in a clothing chest dumped in an Amsterdam canal should not have caused a stir -- one death among millions during World War II. The killers certainly hoped the crime would vanish in the fog of war, but a police detective took an interest in the case, as did a legendary Resistance leader, and a powerful crime boss ... and the Gestapo. In fact, the killing would affect many lives before the police investigation was over and the fallout would continue long after the...
More DescriptionThe battered corpse in a clothing chest dumped in an Amsterdam canal should not have caused a stir -- one death among millions during World War II. The killers certainly hoped the crime would vanish in the fog of war, but a police detective took an interest in the case, as did a legendary Resistance leader, and a powerful crime boss ... and the Gestapo. In fact, the killing would affect many lives before the police investigation was over and the fallout would continue long after the war.The Culture Chamber is a story of murder and heroism, fear and greed, love and ruthlessness, all woven around a central act of bravery. A Publishers Weekly reviewer wrote that the plot "builds toward a climax and the reader is rewarded with a story of courage, betrayal, morality and the feeling that many more people are good than evil."