March Violets; The Pale Criminal; A German Requiem
by Philip Kerr
Recommended by Lewis Cantley
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Now published in one paperback volume, these three mysteries are exciting and insightful looks at life inside Nazi Germany richer and more readable than most histories of the period. We first meet expoliceman Bernie Gunther in 1936, in March Violets (a term of derision which original Nazis used to describe late converts.) The Olympic Games are ...
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