The Night of the Generals by Hans Hellmut Kirst

A Polish prostitute is murdered in Warsaw in 1942. The possible suspects are narrowed down to three German generals, but the investigation eventually comes to nothing. A similar crime happens in Paris in 1944 when all three generals are assembled once more – but again the investigations are halted by the famous ‘night of the generals’ – the coup against Hitler. Then, in 1956, a third murder occurs in Dresden. This time the killer must be caught…