{"product_id":"berlin-noir-isbn-9780140231700","title":"Berlin Noir","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in one volume—the first three novels in Philip Kerr’s \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling historical mystery series starring hard-boiled detective Bernie Gunther...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A Chandleresque knight errant caught in insane historical surroundings. Bernie walks down streets so mean that nobody can stay alive and remain truly clean.”—John Powers, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e (NPR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEx-policeman Bernie Gunther thought he'd seen everything on the streets of 1930s Berlin. But then he went freelance, and each case he tackled sucked him further into the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture. And even after the war, amidst the decayed, imperial splendour of Vienna, Bernie uncovered a legacy that made the wartime atrocities look lily-white in comparison...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMARCH VIOLETS\u003cbr\u003eTHE PALE CRIMINAL\u003cbr\u003eA GERMAN REQUIEM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Philip Kerr and the Bernie Gunther Novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A brilliantly innovative thriller writer.”—Salman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Philip Kerr is the only bona fide heir to Raymond Chandler.”—Salon.com\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “In terms of narrative, plot, pace and characterization, Kerr’s in a league with John le Carré.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Every time we’re afraid we’ve seen the last of Bernie Gunther, Philip Kerr comes through with another unnerving adventure for his morally conflicted hero.”—Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Just as youth is wasted on the young, history is wasted on historians. It ought to be the exclusive property of novelists—but only if they are as clever and knowledgeable as Philip Kerr.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Kerr quantum leaps the limitations of genre fiction. Most thrillers insult your intelligence; his assault your ignorance.”—\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A richly satisfying mystery, one that evokes the noir sensibilities of Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald while breaking important new ground of its own.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Part of the allure of these novels is that Bernie is such an interesting creation, a Chandleresque knight errant caught in insane historical surroundings. Bernie walks down streets so mean that nobody can stay alive and remain truly clean.”—John Powers, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e (NPR)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The Bernie Gunther novels are first-class, as stylish as Chandler and as emotionally resonant as the best of Ross Macdonald.”—George Pelecanos\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Kerr’s stylish noir writing makes every page a joy to read.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cb\u003ePhilip Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, two of which—\u003ci\u003eField Gray\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lady from Zagreb\u003c\/i\u003e—were finalists for the Edgar® Award for Best Novel. Kerr has also won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. As P. B. Kerr, he is the author of the much-loved young adult fantasy series Children of the Lamp.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302582014181,"sku":"NP9780140231700","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140231700.jpg?v=1767722435","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/berlin-noir-isbn-9780140231700","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}