The One From The Other

Bernie Gunther has learned the hard way that it isnt possible to distinguish the one from the other. The cynical P.I. sees through the deceit and hypocrisy of both friend and foe - a lifesaving skill in postwar Germany.

Munich, 1949 is home to all the backstabbing intrigue that prospers in the aftermath of war. 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. Its work that fills Bernie with disgust - but it also fills his sorely depleted wallet.

Then a woman seeks him out. Her husband has disappeared. Shes not looking to get him back - hes a wanted man who ran one of the most vicious concentration camps in Poland. She just wants confirmation that hes dead.

Its a simple enough job. But in post-war Germany, nothing is simple...

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PRAISE FOR THE BERNIE GUNTHER SERIES

Kerrs novels are modern classics SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE

Pure Chandler. Powerful and impressiveOBSERVER

Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human natureTOM HANKS

One of the greatest master story-tellers in EnglishALAN FURST

One of the most memorable and original characters THE SUNDAY TIMES

Bitterly, darkly funnySUNDAY HERALD