Berlin Noir : The First Three Bernie Gunther Novels

Philip Kerr
Penguin Publishing Group
 9780140231700
0-14-023170-6

Now in one volumethe first three novels in Philip KerrsNew York Times bestsellinghistorical mystery series starring hard-boiled detective Bernie Gunther...A Chandleresque knight errant caught in insane.

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historical surroundings. Bernie walks down streets so mean that nobody can stay alive and remain truly clean.John Powers,Fresh Air(NPR)Ex-policeman Bernie Gunther thought he'd seen everything on the streets of 1930s Berlin. But then he went freelance, and each case he tackled sucked him further into the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture. And even after the war, amidst the decayed, imperial splendour of Vienna, Bernie uncovered a legacy that made the wartime atrocities look lily-white in comparison...This collection includes:MARCH VIOLETSTHE PALE CRIMINALA GERMAN REQUIEM