THE FIRST NOVEL IN PHILIP KERR’S ACCLAIMED HISTORICAL MYSTERY SERIES
When private investigator Bernie Gunther agrees to track down some stolen jewels, his search takes him down the dangerous streets of pre-World War 2 Berlin and into the path of the most influential players in Nazi Germany…
Wisecracking cop turned private investigator Bernie Gunther specializes in missing persons, and as the Third Reich’s power has grown, Bernie has become a very busy man. But as he takes on cases involving millionaire industrialists, stolen diamonds, and Hitler’s most powerful cronies, Bernie finds himself mired in the brutality and corruption of a country on the brink of war.
Hard-hitting, fast-paced, and richly detailed, March Violets is noir writing at its blackest and best.
ISBN-13: 9780142004142
Media Type: Paperback(Reprint)
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 07-27-2004
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Series: Bernie Gunther Series #1
Philip Kerr was the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, three of which—Field Gray, The Lady from Zagreb, and Prussian Blue—were finalists for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. Kerr also won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. Just before his death in 2018, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. As P.B. Kerr, he was the author of the much-loved young adult fantasy series Children of the Lamp.
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"Echoes of Raymond Chandler but better on his vivid and well-researched detail than the master." —Evening Standard
"Taut, brutal, coarse, believable and gripping stuff." —Sunday Telegraph
"Kerr’s complex intrigue allows space for brilliantly provoking political asides." —Sunday Times
