The second in the late Philip Kerrs iconic Berlin Noir trilogy The Pale Criminal sees detective Bernie Gunther return to hunt one of the most evil killers in human history It is 1938 and Bernie Gunther is back on the mean streets of Berlin with his new partner Bruno Stahlecker another expolice officer But on a seemingly straightforward stakeout Bruno is killed and Bernie suddenly finds himself tapped for a much bigger job A serial sex murderer is killing Aryan teenage girls in Berlin and whats worse hes making utter fools of the police Gunther is forced to accept a temporary post in Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrichs state Security Service with a team of men underneath him tasked purely with hunting the killer But can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiorsAn unflinching fastpaced thriller exploring the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture The Pale Criminal will be loved by fans of Robert Harris and Frederick ForsytheFor Christmas I would like all of Philip Kerrs Berlin Noir novels Sam Mendes GuardianBlends highpowered storytelling with a rich piece of historical recreation Independent Kerr makes his star turns Heydrich Himmler et al eerily believable The Times Powerful period flavour a gruff subversive hero Kerr delivers the good Literary ReviewEchoes of Raymond Chandler vivid and wellresearched Evening Standard
