Berlin detective Bernie Gunther bows out at last in the 14th and
final book of the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling
series. With an introduction by Ian Rankin. 'One of the greatest
anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD 'One of the greatest master
story-tellers in English' ALAN FURST Berlin, 1928, the dying days
of the Weimar Republic shortly before Hitler and the Nazis came to
power. It was a period of decadence and excess as Berliners - after
the terrible slaughter of WWI and the hardships that followed - are
enjoying their own version of Babylon. Bernie is a young detective
working in Vice when he gets a summons from Bernard Weiss, Chief of
Berlin's Criminal Police. He invites Bernie to join KIA - Criminal
Inspection A - the supervisory body for all homicide investigation
in Kripo. Bernie's first task is to investigate the Silesian
Station killings - four prostitutes murdered in as many weeks. All
of them have been hit over the head with a hammer and then scalped
with a sharp knife. Bernie hardly has time to acquaint himself with
the case files before another prostitute is murdered. Until now, no
one has shown much interest in these victims - there are plenty in
Berlin who'd like the streets washed clean of such degenerates. But
this time the girl's father runs Berlin's foremost criminal ring,
and he's prepared to go to extreme lengths to find his daughter's
killer. Then a second series of murders begins - of crippled
wartime veterans who beg in the city's streets. It seems that
someone is determined to clean up Berlin of anyone less than
perfect. The voice of Nazism is becoming a roar that threatens to
drown out all others. But not Bernie Gunther's ...
General
Imprint: |
Quercus Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Bernie Gunther |
Release date: |
September 2019 |
First published: |
2019 |
Authors: |
Philip Kerr
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Dimensions: |
178 x 111 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Mass Market
|
Pages: |
392 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78747-319-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
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LSN: |
1-78747-319-8 |
Barcode: |
9781787473195 |
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