sˈɛt ɪn bɜːlˈɪn fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈælaɪd vˈɪktɚɹi ˌoʊvɚ ðə nˈɑːtsɪz, ɪt bɪɡˈɪnz æz ɐ mˈɜːdɚ mˈɪstɚɹi bˌʌt wˈiːvz ɪn ˈɛlɪmənts ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈoʊstwɔːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ʌv nˈɑːtsi ɹˈɑːkɪt sˈaɪəntɪsts ɪn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən pˈeɪpɚklˌɪp.
Set in Berlin following the Allied victory over the Nazis, it begins as a murder mystery but weaves in elements involving the American postwar employment of Nazi rocket scientists in Operation Paperclip.