TY - BOOK AU - Porter,Henry TI - Brandenberg U1 - 823.914 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Orion Publishing Group Ltd. KW - Germany (East) KW - Ministerium für Staatssicherheit KW - Fiction KW - Espionage KW - Germany KW - Berlin KW - Suspense fiction KW - Communism KW - Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 KW - Hostages KW - Harland, Robert (Fictitious character) KW - Espionage, British KW - History KW - 1945-1990 KW - Historical fiction KW - lcsh KW - Spy stories KW - gsafd N1 - Formerly CIP N2 - The Stasi, one of Germany's most formidable intelligence serives is unable to prevent the rebellion that ends in the fall of the Berlin Wall. This novel recounts the last few weeks leading to the fall of the Wall. Dr Rudi Rosenharte, formerly a member of the Stasi, is sent to rendezvous with a dead woman, his old lover Annalise Schering, but only Rudi knows that she is dead. Who is this imposter? To make sure that Rudi keeps the appointment, the Stasi have imprisoned his family. Rudi soon finds himself in hot water as four intelligence agencies encircle him. This is an espionage thriller, in which the games of manipulation have never been more authentic. It tells the story of twin brothers held captive by German history. As the heroic struggle unfolds on the streets of Leipzig and moves to a miraculous climax at the Wall, Rosenharte learns the painful secrets of love and of his own past ER -