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The one from the other

The "perfectly plotted" (Publishers weekly) new thriller from bestselling author Philip Kerr. Germany, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it's a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, fleeing Nazis, and all manner of intrigue and deceit. For Bernie Gunther, Berlin has become too dangerous, and he now works as a private detective in Munich. Business is slow when a woman hires him to investigate her husband's disappearance ... She doesn't want him back, she merely wants confirmation that he is dead. It's a simple job, but in postwar Germany, nothing is simple, and nothing is what it appears to be. Accepting the case, Bernie takes on far more than he'd bargained for, and soon, he is on the run, facing enemies from every side. "Kerr's stylish noir writing makes every page a joy to read ("The little mouth tightened into a smile that was all lips and no teeth, like a newly stitched scar").

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  • "The "perfectly plotted" (Publishers weekly) new thriller from bestselling author Philip Kerr. Germany, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it's a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, fleeing Nazis, and all manner of intrigue and deceit. For Bernie Gunther, Berlin has become too dangerous, and he now works as a private detective in Munich. Business is slow when a woman hires him to investigate her husband's disappearance ... She doesn't want him back, she merely wants confirmation that he is dead. It's a simple job, but in postwar Germany, nothing is simple, and nothing is what it appears to be. Accepting the case, Bernie takes on far more than he'd bargained for, and soon, he is on the run, facing enemies from every side. "Kerr's stylish noir writing makes every page a joy to read ("The little mouth tightened into a smile that was all lips and no teeth, like a newly stitched scar")."@en
  • "Munich in 1949 is a place where a private eye can find a lot of not-quite-reputable work: cleaning up the Nazi past of well-to-do locals, abetting fugitives in the flight abroad, sorting out rival claims to stolen goods. It's work that fills Bernie Gunther with disgust - but it also fills his sorely depleted wallet. Then a woman seeks him out. Her husband has disappeared. She's not looking to get him back - he's a wanted man who ran one of the most vicious concentration camps in Poland. She just wants confirmation that he's dead. It's a simple enough job. But in post-war Germany, nothing is simple, Bernie soon finds himself on the run, facing enemies on every side."@en
  • "ADVENTURE / THRILLER. Munich, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it's a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, fleeing war criminals, and all the backstabbing intrigue that prospers in the aftermath of war. It is also a place where a private eye can find a lot of not-quite-reputable work: cleaning up the Nazi past of well-to-do locals, abetting fugitives in the flight abroad and sorting out rival claims to stolen goods. It's work that fills Bernie Gunther with disgust - but it also fills his sorely depleted wallet.Then a woman seeks him out. Her husband has disappeared. She's not looking to get him back - he's a wanted man who ran one of the most vicious concentration camps in Poland. She just wants confirmation that he's dead.It's a simple enough job. But in post-war Germany, nothing is simple, nothing is what it appears to be. Taking the case, Bernie takes on more than he'd bargained for and he soon finds himself on the run, facing enemies on every side. In a defeated and divided Germany, it's hard to know who you can trust."@en
  • "After the death of his wife, Kirsten, in a mental hospital, Bernie Gunther calls it quits and opens a private detective agency. A series of missing-Nazi cases sets Bernie on a course that becomes increasingly complicated until he's beaten to a near pulp, had his little finger chopped off and is sent to a mysterious private estate to recover. There he's drawn into a nightmare involving the American occupation and the CIA, and soon his life hangs in the balance."@en
  • "Germany, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it's a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, fleeing Nazis, and all manner of intrigue and deceit. For Bernie Gunther, Berlin has become too dangerous, and he now works as a private detective in Munich. Business is slow when a woman hires him to investigate her husband's disappearance ... She doesn't want him back, she merely wants confirmation that he is dead. It's a simple job, but in postwar Germany, nothing is simple, and nothing is what it appears to be. Accepting the case, Bernie takes on far more than he'd bargained for, and soon, he is on the run, facing enemies from every side."@en

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  • "The one from the other"
  • "The one from the other"@en
  • "The one from the other a Bernie Gunther novel"
  • "The one from the other a Bernie Gunther novel"@en
  • "The one from the other : a Bernie Gunther mystery"

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