Name: The Other Side of Silence (a Bernie Gunther Novel)
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Author: Philip Kerr
ISBN: 9780399177040

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The Other Side of Silence (a Bernie Gunther Novel)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Philip Kerr

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

416

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780399177040

Edition No.

The Other Side of Silence (a Bernie Gunther Novel)

Philip Kerr (Author) · Penguin · Hardcover

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Synopsis "The Other Side of Silence (a Bernie Gunther Novel) "

When Bernie Gunther takes on a blackmail case and gets involved in the affairs of British spies, the former detective risks exposing his own dark past in this thrilling novel hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “one of Kerr’s best.” Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1956. Having gone into hiding in the French Riviera, Bernie Gunther is working as a concierge at the Grand-Hôtel under a false name. His days and nights consist of maneuvering drunks to their rooms, shooing away prostitutes in search of trade, and answering the mindless questions posed by the absurdly rich guests—needless to say, he’s miserable. Now, the man who was once a homicide detective and unwilling SS officer in Hitler’s Third Reich is simply the person you turn to for touring tips or if you need a bridge partner. As it just so happens, a rich and famous writer needs someone to fill the fourth seat in a regular game at the Villa Mauresque. But Somerset Maugham wants Bernie to help him get out of a game far more dangerous than bridge. Maugham is being blackmailed—perhaps because of his unorthodox lifestyle, or perhaps because, once upon a time, Maugham worked for the British Secret Service...

Philip Kerr

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Philip Kerr (1956–2018) was a Scottish writer known for his series of historical noir novels featuring detective Bernie Gunther. His literary debut was with March Violets (1989), followed by titles such as The Pale Criminal (1990), A German Requiem (1991), and The One From the Other (2006). Other notable works include Field Grey (2010), Prague Fatale (2011), and Metropolis (2019). Additionally, he wrote standalone novels such as A Philosophical Investigation (1992) and Dark Matter (2002), and the children's series Children of the Lamp under the pseudonym P. B. Kerr

Kerr received several literary awards, including the RBA International Prize for Crime Writing in 2009 for If the Dead Rise Not.

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