March Violets - Bernie Gunther 1

Discover the first crime novel in the late Philip Kerr''s Bernie Gunther series - Berlin Noir - set in Hitler''s Germany during the 1930s . . . br>br>Winter, 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed, their home burned. The woman''s father, a millionaire industrialist, wants justice - and the priceless diamonds that disappeared along with his daughter''s life. He turns to Bernhard Gunther, a private eye and former cop.br>br>As Bernie follows the trail into the very heart of Nazi Germany, he''s forced to confront a horrifying conspiracy. A trail that ends in the hell that is Dachau . . .br>br>Stylishly written and powerfully evocative, Kerr''s crime classic transports readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the great tradition of Hammett and Chandler.br>br>''Wonderfully sharp and satirical'' Timesbr>br>''An impressive debut'' Guardianbr>br>''Fast-paced, laconic, unpredictable, and witty'' Evening Standardbr>br>''For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr''s Berlin Noir novels'' Sam Mendes, Guardian>

Product details

• Authors: Philip Kerr, Kerr Philip
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.10.2015
• EAN: 9780241976012
• ISBN: 978-0-241-97601-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Viking; Bernhard (Bernie) Gunther; Bernie Gunther ermittelt; Bernie Gunther ermittelt; Bernie Gunther
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, FICTION / Literary, Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary