March Violets Av Philip Kerr

<p><b>Discover the first crime novel in the late Philip Kerr''s Bernie Gunther series - <i>Berlin Noir</i> - set in Hitler''s Germany during the 1930s . . </b><b>. <br><br></b>Winter, 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed, their home burned. The woman''s father, a millionaire industrialist, wants justice - and the priceless diamonds that disappeared along with his daughter''s life. He turns to Bernhard Gunther, a private eye and former cop.<br><br>As Bernie follows the trail into the very heart of Nazi Germany, he''s forced to confront a horrifying conspiracy. A trail that ends in the hell that is Dachau . . .<br><br>Stylishly written and powerfully evocative, Kerr''s crime classic transports readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the great tradition of Hammett and Chandler.<br><br><b>''Wonderfully sharp and satirical'' <i>Times</i></b><br><b><br>''An impressive debut'' <i>Guardian</i><br><br>''Fast-paced, laconic, unpredictable, and witty'' <i>Evening Standard</i><br></b><b><br>''For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr''s Berlin Noir novels'' Sam Mendes, <i>Guardian</i></b></p>