Author: Philip Kerr
”[Metropolis is] a perfect goodbye–and first hello–to its hero…Bernie Gunther has, at last, come home.”–Washington PostNew York Times-bestselling author Philip Kerr treats readers to his beloved hero’s origins, exploring Bernie Gunther’s first weeks on Berlin’s Murder Squad.Summer, 1928. Berlin, a city where nothing is verboten. In the night streets, political gangs wander, looking for … In the night streets, political gangs wander, looking for fights. Daylight reveals a beleaguered populace barely recovering from the postwar inflation, often jobless, reeling from the reparations imposed by the victors. At central police HQ, the Murder Commission has its hands full. A killer is…
An NPR Book of the YearA Crime Reads Best Crime Book of 2018A vicious murder puts Bernie Gunther on the trail of World War 2 criminals in Greece in this riveting historical thriller in Philip Kerr’s New York Times bestselling series.Munich, 1956. Bernie Gunther has a new name, a chip on his shoulder, and a dead-end career when an old friend arrives to repay a debt and encourages “Christoph Ganz” … career when an old friend arrives to repay a debt and encourages “Christoph Ganz” to take a job as a claims adjuster in a major German insurance company with…
A “brisk and agile” mystery (The Washington Post) from a New York Times bestselling author: Pursued by an East German agent, “sly, subversive, sardonic” ex-detective Bernie Gunther (Lee Child) finds himself on a collision course with his own shadowy past. With over 1,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!
From a New York Times bestselling author praised for “stylish noir writing” (Publishers Weekly starred review): This riveting collection of mysteries follows ex-cop Bernie Gunther as he delves into a world of crime, cruelty, and corruption in 1930s Berlin. With over 3,700 five-star Goodreads ratings!
From a New York Times bestselling author comes a mystery starring “one of the greatest antiheroes ever written” (Lee Child). In 1938 Berlin, PI Bernie Gunther must track down a sadistic killer. “Bernie Gunther’s the right kind of hero for his time — and ours” (The New York Times Book Review).
In the fourth mystery in Philip Kerr’s New York Times bestselling series, Bernie Gunther—a former policeman and reluctant SS offier—attempts to start over in the aftermath of World War 2 and quickly learns that the past is never far behind you…Berlin, 1949. Amid the chaos of defeat, Germany is a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, and fleeing Nazis. For Bernie Gunther, Berlin has become far … Gunther, Berlin has become far too dangerous. After being forced to serve in the SS in the killing fields of Ukraine, Bernie has moved to Munich to reestablish himself as a private investigator. Business is…
From a New York Times bestselling author comes a “stellar” whodunit (Publishers Weekly starred review) with nearly 2,000 five-star Goodreads ratings! When one teenage girl is killed and another disappears in 1950s Buenos Aires, PI Bernie Gunther investigates a connection to two unsolved murders in Germany.
A “richly satisfying mystery” (Los Angeles Times) with over 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Detective Bernie Gunther must confront his past as one haunting case echoes between 1934 Berlin and 1954 Cuba… An “outstanding” historical noir (Publishers Weekly starred review).
From a New York Times bestselling author “in a league with John le Carré” (The Washington Post): This acclaimed series opener introduces Berlin PI Bernie Gunther, “one of the greatest antiheroes ever written” (Lee Child), as he follows a case into the darkest reaches of Hitler’s regime.