Blackmail,espionage and a mass murderer from his wartime past await Bernie Gunther on the French Riviera.'A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal'Sunday TimesThe French Riviera,1956. A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working under a false name as a hotel concierge. His attempts to keep his nose clean go horribly awry when a wartime acquaintance sucks him into a blackmail plot involving Somerset Maugham,one of the most famous British writers of the 20th century,and the notorious Cambridge Spies.All of them have dark pasts and plenty to hide - ideal candidates for a seasoned blackmailer.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781784295585Number of pages: 400Weight: 282 gDimensions: 199 x 130 x 26 mm
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A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayalA brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayalThe Other Side of Silence makes for a welcome break from the relentlessly grim atmosphere in which Bernie is accustomed to workingThe Other Side of Silence makes for a welcome break from the relentlessly grim atmosphere in which Bernie is accustomed to workingKerr's novels are modern classicsKerr's novels are modern classicsStreets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit,careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life - Sunday TimesStreets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit,careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life - Sunday TimesBernie Gunther is one of the more interesting and original private eyes in thriller fictionBernie Gunther is one of the more interesting and original private eyes in thriller fictionHis Raymond Chandleresque mysteries about a cynical Berlin cop reluctantly working for the Nazis are (Kerr's) masterpieceHis Raymond Chandleresque mysteries about a cynical Berlin cop reluctantly working for the Nazis are (Kerr's) masterpieceAs near perfection as makes no differenceAs near perfection as makes no differenceBrilliantly done,of courseBrilliantly done,of courseStreets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit,careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life
Philip Kerr
Since the late eighties,Philip Kerr had been redefining crime fiction with his justly-lauded Bernie Gunther sequence. The original trilogy -March Violets,The Pale CriminalandA German Requiem,available also as a stand-alone collectionBerlin Noir- is considered one of the great highpoints of crime literature. After a break of some fifteen years,Kerr resurrected Gunther for a storming sequence of novels,set before,during and after WWII,fully fleshing out this dark,conspiratorial universe into one of fiction's great story arcs. Just before he died Philip Kerr finished a fourteenth Bernie Gunther novel Metropolis,which will be published next year. Kerr also wrote a number of stand alone thrillers and children's books during a prolific career.
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