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    A German Requiem

    Part of A Bernie Gunther Novel

    Author Philip Kerr
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    On sale Mar 04, 2008 | 10 Hours and 42 Minutes | 9781415946428
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    A supremely disturbing thriller set in the ruins of the Third Reich by an internationally acclaimed master of historical suspense.

    Bernie Gunther had his first brush with evil as a policeman in 1930s Berlin and came to know it intimately as a private eye under the Nazis, when each case drew him deeper into the enormities of the regime. Now the war is over and Gunther’s in Vienna, trying to clear an old friend of the murder of an American officer. Amid decaying imperial splendor he traces concentric circles of depravity that lead him to a former head of the Gestapo. Gripping, frightening, and pungently atmospheric, A GERMAN REQUIEM demonstrates Philip Kerr’s power to take his listeners hostage.

    “Echoes of Raymond Chandler but better on his vivid and well-researched detail than the master.” –Evening Standard (London)

    “Kerr has the talent to . . . take you places you have never been.”–The Washington Post Book World
    Philip Kerr is 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 has also won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. As P. B. Kerr, he is the author of the much-loved young adult fantasy series Children of the Lamp. View titles by Philip Kerr
    Praise for Philip Kerr and the Bernie Gunther Novels

    “A brilliantly innovative thriller writer.”—Salman Rushdie
     
    “Philip Kerr is the only bona fide heir to Raymond Chandler.”—Salon.com
     
    “In terms of narrative, plot, pace and characterization, Kerr’s in a league with John le Carré.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Every time we’re afraid we’ve seen the last of Bernie Gunther, Philip Kerr comes through with another unnerving adventure for his morally conflicted hero.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
     
    “Just as youth is wasted on the young, history is wasted on historians. It ought to be the exclusive property of novelists—but only if they are as clever and knowledgeable as Philip Kerr.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “Kerr quantum leaps the limitations of genre fiction. Most thrillers insult your intelligence; his assault your ignorance.”—Esquire

    “A richly satisfying mystery, one that evokes the noir sensibilities of Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald while breaking important new ground of its own.”—Los Angeles Times
     
    “Part of the allure of these novels is that Bernie is such an interesting creation, a Chandleresque knight errant caught in insane historical surroundings. Bernie walks down streets so mean that nobody can stay alive and remain truly clean.”—John Powers, Fresh Air (NPR)
     
    “The Bernie Gunther novels are first-class, as stylish as Chandler and as emotionally resonant as the best of Ross Macdonald.”—George Pelecanos
     
    “Kerr’s stylish noir writing makes every page a joy to read.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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    A supremely disturbing thriller set in the ruins of the Third Reich by an internationally acclaimed master of historical suspense.

    Bernie Gunther had his first brush with evil as a policeman in 1930s Berlin and came to know it intimately as a private eye under the Nazis, when each case drew him deeper into the enormities of the regime. Now the war is over and Gunther’s in Vienna, trying to clear an old friend of the murder of an American officer. Amid decaying imperial splendor he traces concentric circles of depravity that lead him to a former head of the Gestapo. Gripping, frightening, and pungently atmospheric, A GERMAN REQUIEM demonstrates Philip Kerr’s power to take his listeners hostage.

    “Echoes of Raymond Chandler but better on his vivid and well-researched detail than the master.” –Evening Standard (London)

    “Kerr has the talent to . . . take you places you have never been.”–The Washington Post Book World

    Author

    Philip Kerr is 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 has also won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. As P. B. Kerr, he is the author of the much-loved young adult fantasy series Children of the Lamp. View titles by Philip Kerr

    Praise

    Praise for Philip Kerr and the Bernie Gunther Novels

    “A brilliantly innovative thriller writer.”—Salman Rushdie
     
    “Philip Kerr is the only bona fide heir to Raymond Chandler.”—Salon.com
     
    “In terms of narrative, plot, pace and characterization, Kerr’s in a league with John le Carré.”—The Washington Post
     
    “Every time we’re afraid we’ve seen the last of Bernie Gunther, Philip Kerr comes through with another unnerving adventure for his morally conflicted hero.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
     
    “Just as youth is wasted on the young, history is wasted on historians. It ought to be the exclusive property of novelists—but only if they are as clever and knowledgeable as Philip Kerr.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “Kerr quantum leaps the limitations of genre fiction. Most thrillers insult your intelligence; his assault your ignorance.”—Esquire

    “A richly satisfying mystery, one that evokes the noir sensibilities of Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald while breaking important new ground of its own.”—Los Angeles Times
     
    “Part of the allure of these novels is that Bernie is such an interesting creation, a Chandleresque knight errant caught in insane historical surroundings. Bernie walks down streets so mean that nobody can stay alive and remain truly clean.”—John Powers, Fresh Air (NPR)
     
    “The Bernie Gunther novels are first-class, as stylish as Chandler and as emotionally resonant as the best of Ross Macdonald.”—George Pelecanos
     
    “Kerr’s stylish noir writing makes every page a joy to read.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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