Brilliantly evoking a dark, deceitful world of post war Germany, where no one seems trustworthy and paranoia is rife, Kerr brings back his hard boiled P.I Bernie Gunther. The historical references make this series a fascinating read with this one following the aftermath of World War II .
Maxim Jakubowski, a Lovereading expert voice says: Bernie Gunther; a German cop who has moved from the Nazi 1930s to the post-war period, with mixed loyalties but a strong sense of duty which often gets him into trouble. A QUIET FLAME was his 5th outing and IF THE DEAD RISE NOT appears next in September.
Bernie Gunther series:
1. March Violets (1989)
2. The Pale Criminal (1990)
3. A German Requiem (1991)
4. The One From the Other (2006)
5. A Quiet Flame (2009)
Bernie Gunther, Kerr's iconoclastic private-eye, is the ideal narrator for this tale of the dirty deals made by victors and vanquished alike in post war Germany. Having learned that there's no way to distinguish 'the one from the other', the cynical P.I. has the moral clarity to see through the deceit and hypocrisy of both friend and foe.
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Bernie Gunther, Kerr's iconoclastic private-eye, is the ideal narrator for this tale of the dirty deals made by victors and vanquished alike in post war Germany. Having learned that there's no way to distinguish 'the one from the other', the cynical P.I. has the moral clarity to see through the deceit and hypocrisy of both friend and foe.Munich, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it's a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, fleeing war criminals, and all the backstabbing intrigue that prospers in the aftermath of war.
The One from the Other features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Crime and Mystery, Fiction, Recommendations
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The One from the Other was written by Philip Kerr and published by Quercus Publishing Plc
The One from the Other has 389 pages
Yes it is part of A Bernie Gunther Novel series
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