Blackmail, espionage and a mass murderer from his wartime past await Bernie Gunther on the French Riviera.'A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal' Sunday TimesThe French Riviera, 1956. A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working under a false name as a hotel concierge. His attempts to keep his nose clean go horribly awry when a wartime acquaintance sucks him into a blackmail plot involving Somerset Maugham, one of the most famous British writers of the 20th century, and the notorious Cambridge Spies. All of them have dark pasts and plenty to hide - ideal candidates for a seasoned blackmailer.
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Blackmail, espionage and a mass murderer from his wartime past await Bernie Gunther on the French Riviera in his eleventh thrilling adventure: 'A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal' Sunday Times
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A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal
Bernie Gunther is one of the more interesting and original private eyes in thriller fiction - The TimesStreets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit, careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life - Sunday TimesHis Raymond Chandleresque mysteries about a cynical Berlin cop reluctantly working for the Nazis are [Kerr's] masterpiece - The SunKerr's novels are modern classics - Simon Sebag MontefioreAs near perfection as makes no difference - Crime Fiction Lover
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781784295585
Publisert
2016-10-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Quercus Publishing
Vekt
280 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400
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