Product Description
A stand-alone historical thriller from bestselling suspense author Jeffery Deaver, Garden of Beasts transports readers to Berlin during the 1936 Olympic Games, at a pivotal moment in Nazi Germany's rise to power.
The novel follows Paul Schumann, a German-American hitman recruited by the U.
S.
government for a covert mission to assassinate a high-ranking Nazi official.
Blending espionage, political intrigue, and psychological suspense with extensive historical detail, Deaver recreates prewar Berlin with remarkable atmosphere while exploring themes of moral compromise, resistance, and survival under totalitarianism.
The dedication to anti-Nazi resisters Hans and Sophie Scholl, Carl von Ossietzky, and Wilhelm Krützfeld underscores the novel's historical foundation.
Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Black-and-red paper--boards with bright gilt spine lettering.
Binding tight and square.
Interior appears clean and unmarked with no ownership signatures, bookplates, highlighting, or marginalia observed.
Pages are bright and fresh.
Dust jacket retains original publisher's price and presents attractively with light shelf wear, mild rubbing, and a few small wrinkles at upper edges; no significant tears noted.
An excellent collector and reading copy.
Full number line present: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, confirming a first edition, first printing.
Copyright page dated 2004.
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York.
Original unclipped dust jacket present with matching ISBN.
First-state issue as published.
Jeffery Deaver (b.
1950) is one of the most successful contemporary thriller writers, known for combining forensic detail, intricate plotting, and unexpected twists.
A former journalist, folk singer, and attorney, he achieved international fame with The Bone Collector (1997), later adapted into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.
His Lincoln Rhyme series remains among the most influential modern crime-thriller franchises, while stand-alone works such as Garden of Beasts demonstrate his ability to blend historical settings with high-stakes suspense.
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