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The Pale Criminal

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.

A 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.

But can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiors?

An 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.

Blends high-powered storytelling with a rich piece of historical re-creation

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About Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr is the award-winning author of over thirty books, of which the best-known are the internationally renowned and bestselling Bernie Gunther series. His other works include several standalone thrillers, non-fiction and an acclaimed series for younger readers. Philip died in March 2018, days before the publication of his 13th Bernie Gunther thriller, Greeks Bearing Gifts. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature shortly before his death.
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Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780241976906
  • Length: 288 pages
  • Dimensions: 199mm x 28mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 209g
  • Price: £10.99