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A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther, #3)
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[b]German Requiem [/b]
Philip Kerr
Post-War Berlin was just as big a mess as it was before the war, and Bernie Gunther is trading his PI skills for coal and trying to figure out if his wife (Who he picked up between books apparently) is actually sleeping with an American GI for barter. When a Russian turns up and offers him a huge amount of money to go to Vienna to help his 'old friend' Emil Becker, he jumps at the chance, and right into a big mess of post-war espionage.
This is definitely more a spy thriller than a PI novel, but very good all the same. I'm not a huge WWII guy, but Kerr sure does seem to know his stuff and bring the period and the people to life. While the main character is not exactly a picture of virtue, he is a great character that you want to root for.
Philip Kerr
Post-War Berlin was just as big a mess as it was before the war, and Bernie Gunther is trading his PI skills for coal and trying to figure out if his wife (Who he picked up between books apparently) is actually sleeping with an American GI for barter. When a Russian turns up and offers him a huge amount of money to go to Vienna to help his 'old friend' Emil Becker, he jumps at the chance, and right into a big mess of post-war espionage.
This is definitely more a spy thriller than a PI novel, but very good all the same. I'm not a huge WWII guy, but Kerr sure does seem to know his stuff and bring the period and the people to life. While the main character is not exactly a picture of virtue, he is a great character that you want to root for.
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December 31, 2024
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December 31, 2024
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December 31, 2024
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