{"product_id":"9781405997799-the-pale-criminal","title":"The Pale Criminal","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second in the late Philip Kerr's iconic 'Berlin Noir' trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale Criminal\u003c\/i\u003e sees detective Bernie Gunther return to hunt one of the most evil killers in human history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1938 and Bernie Gunther is back on the mean streets of Berlin with his new partner, Bruno Stahlecker, another ex-police officer. But on a seemingly straightforward stakeout, Bruno is killed, and Bernie suddenly finds himself tapped for a much bigger job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA serial sex murderer is killing Aryan teenage girls in Berlin - and what's worse, he's making utter fools of the police. Gunther is forced to accept a temporary post in Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich's state Security Service, with a team of men underneath him tasked purely with hunting the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiors?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unflinching, fast-paced thriller exploring the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture, The Pale Criminal will be loved by fans of Robert Harris and Frederick Forsythe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir novels.' Sam Mendes, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Blends high-powered storytelling with a rich piece of historical re-creation' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Kerr makes his star turns - Heydrich, Himmler, et al - eerily believable' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful period flavour; a gruff, subversive hero; Kerr delivers the good' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Echoes of Raymond Chandler . vivid and well-researched' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58814334206326,"sku":"9781405997799","price":9.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_43569282.jpg?v=1790797960","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405997799-the-pale-criminal","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}