Publisher's Synopsis
In the darkness reigning over wartime Nazi Berlin stood Paul Ogorzow, the sadist who was emerging from his cocoon of long-hidden hatred of women to make them all pay - leaping out of the dark to frighten to finally mastering the perfect weapon, the perfect spot to exact his judgement - the darkened S-Bahn train.This is the story of Nazi Germany's most notorious serial killer, known as The S-Bahn Murderer, who used the wartime blackouts to commit brutal crimes against women beginning mid-1938. Inspired by true events and told by Detective Wilhelm Lüdtke - head of the Serious Crimes Unit of the Berlin Criminal Police - the detective in charge of the case that spanned 8 murders, 6 attempted murders, hundreds of violent assaults, and dozens of rapes over more than two years' time, The S-Bahn Murderer is a fast-paced, dynamic detective story that takes readers on a deep dive into the workings of the German Criminal Police. This gruesome true-crime tale reveals the unique obstacles in catching an elusive killer proved during a time of inconceivable confusion, perverse racism and the chaos of WWII.This is a story about human depravity and coldblooded ruthlessness that reveals the lowest depths that can be traced within human nature.
