David Stone in front of the Berlin Cathedral and TV Tower, snow over Berlin

Thriller · Book 2 · Berlin

White Ice

No fear. No pain. No will of your own.

English edition coming soon
The Setting: BerlinAll books

Contains references to the plot of Freeze

The Teaser

Berlin, after Los Angeles

The Story

White Ice

Berlin. A new substance shuts off fear and pain and leaves people open to short, clear commands.

David Stone follows its trail and soon has to ask whether his decisions are still his own.

Book cover Dead High: White Ice
AuthorJ.C. Calloway
GenreAction thriller, crime novel
SettingBerlin
German editionNovember 25, 2026
English editionComing soon

Personnel Files

The Berlin Files

David Stone in a beanie and sunglasses in the snow under the elevated trainDH-02 · S
Personnel File · LAPD

David Stone

Rank
Detective, LAPD
Status
officially Classified
Last assignment
Los Angeles
Whereabouts
Berlin
Languages
English, German (Army, Stuttgart)
Nora Falk in a dark coat on a rain-soaked Berlin street, the TV tower behind herDH-02 · F
Personnel File · Berlin Police

Nora Falk

Rank
Detective Chief Inspector
Status
suspended
Trait
Helps anyway. Asks the questions David doesn't want to hear.
Klaus Brenner, an old man with white hair and a black coat, at a Berlin front doorDH-02 · B
Personnel File · Civilian

Klaus Brenner

Connection
An old acquaintance of David's
Status
missing
Trait
Wrote to David every March for years. David never answered.
Renk with cropped hair, scars on his face and hand, at the harbor at nightDH-02 · R
Personnel File · Surveillance

Renk

Before
French Foreign Legion
Trait
Does the work nobody writes a contract for.
Mila Kowalska with long hair in front of red neon lightDH-02 · K
Personnel File · Missing

Mila Kowalska

Status
missing
Disappeared
in Los Angeles
Searched for
in Berlin
A gray-haired man in a light coat seen from behind, holding a glass of water at a receptionDH-02 · ?
Personnel File · Unknown

The Man in the Light Coat

Name
Restricted
Position
Restricted
Trait
Wants David to come to him of his own free will.
Liv Berger in a red paramedic jacket in front of an ambulanceDH-02 · L
Personnel File · Civilian

Liv Berger

Job
Paramedic
Trait
Sees every day what the drug does to people.
Quote
"That's when I said my name."
Martin Hale in a dark suit in front of a building with a US flagDH-02 · H
Personnel File · US Embassy

Martin Hale

Post
US Embassy, Berlin
Position
Diplomat
Trait
Polite. Always in the right place at the wrong time.

The Setting

Berlin on the Map

16 locations from the book, from Westhafen to the RAW-Gelände and Tempelhofer Feld.

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The Soundtrack

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