Prague Fatale (A Bernie Gunther Novel)

from a-shelf-apart

Me: Eh, I don't read many detective novels. Also me: I need to read more Bernie Gunther immediately. Apparently casually suicidal policemen in who have been dragged unwillingly into the murderous schemes of Nazi Germany are my jam. Is it a bit over-the-top hard-boiled? Yeah, probably. The writing...

from ehines

No the series hasn't lost its steam, which impressive on book 8. Kerr took a long hiatus from Bernie Gunther between books 3 and 4 and that may contribute to the series' continued vitality. Still too much cliche-noir wisecracking, and Kerr seems to have lost the ability to make the Nazis truly me...

from annie.michelle

Bernie Gunther is quite the character...not very happy in Berlin where he is currently living and working. He gets assigned to work for a man he despises, Reinhard Heydrich as his bodyguard. trouble follows and Bernie must untangle himself and others from Heydrich and try and find a way to live w...

from etrainer

I've read the three novels in Berlin Noir. This one seemed different. A neat twist at the end that took me back to books I read more than 40 years ago was a nice surprise. But in the end not as satisfying as I would have liked. That being said, still glad I read it. Always fascinated by stories a...

from brookeott

Philip Kerr has done it again. His novels, set in various periods of time before, during and after WWII, provide an insight into the lives of ordinary people coping with a reality that seems unreal, both in retrospect and in its day. He is able to interject his detective, Bernie Gunther, into sit...