Berlin Noir: The First Three Bernie Gunther Novels

ISBN-13: 9780140231700 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 848 str.

Philip Kerr

Opis

In BERLIN NOIR, Philip Kerr's first three Bernie Gunther novels - MARCH VIOLETS, THE PALE CRIMINAL, A GERMAN REQUIEM -- are compiled in one volume, the perfect introduction to the "best crime series around today" (The Daily Beast).Ex-policeman Bernie Gunther thought he'd seen everything on the streets of 1930s Berlin. But then he went freelance, and each case he tackled sucked him further into the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture. And even after the war, amidst the decayed, imperial splendour of Vienna, Bernie uncovered a legacy that made the wartime atrocities look lily-white in comparison...

Recenzje

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)

O autorze

Philip Kerr is the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, two of which Field Gray and The Lady from Zagreb 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.