If the Dead Rise Not - Bernie Gunther 6

Detective Bernie Gunther navigates two corrupt regimes in this “richly satisfying mystery...that evokes the noir sensibilities of Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald while breaking new ground of its own”(Los Angeles Times). Berlin, 1934. Former policeman Bernie Gunther, now a hotel detective, finds himself caught between warring factions of the Nazi apparatus as Hitler and Avery Brundage, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, connive to soft-pedal Nazi anti-Semitism before the 1936 Olympiad... Havana, 1954. Batista, aided by the CIA, has just seized power; Castro is in prison; and the American Mafia is gaining a stranglehold on Cuba’s exploding gaming and prostitution industries. Bernie, after being kicked out of Buenos Aires, has resurfaced with a relatively peaceful new life. But he discovers that he cannot truly outrun his past when he collides with an old love and a vicious killer from his Berlin days...

an Instant Classic In The Bernie Gunther Series, With Storytelling That Is Fresher And More Vivid Than Ever. Berlin, 1934: The Nazis Have Secured The 1936 Olympiad For The City But Are Facing Foreign Resistance. Hitler And Avery Brundage, The Head Of The U.s. Olympic Committee, Have Connived To Soft-pedal Nazi Anti- Semitism And Convince America To Participate. Bernie Gunther, Now The House Detective At An Upscale Berlin Hotel, Is Swept Into This World Of International Corruption And Dangerous Double-dealing, Caught Between The Warring Factions Of The Nazi Apparatus. Havana, 1954: Batista, Aided By The Cia, Has Just Seized Power; Castro Is In Prison; And The American Mafia Is Quickly Gaining A Stranglehold On The City's Exploding Gaming And Prostitution Industries. Bernie, Who Has Been Unceremoniously Kicked Out Of Buenos Aires, Has Resurfaced In Cuba With A New Life, Seemingly One Of Routine And Relative Peace. But Bernie Discovers That He Truly Cannot Outrun The Burden Of His Past: He Soon Collides With A Vicious Killer From His Berlin Days, Who Is Mysteriously Murdered Not Long Afterward-and An Old Lover, Who May Be The Murderer. If The Dead Rise Not Is Everything Fans Have Come To Expect From Philip Kerr: Twisted Intrigue, Tight Plotting, Quick-witted One-liners, A Hang-by-your-thumbs Ending, And, Most Significant, A Richer, Wiser Bernie Gunther.

the New York Times - Marilyn Stasio

leaving The Intrigue To The Flashy Guys In Espionage Novels, Bernie Arms Himself With A Strong Right Hook And A Tough-guy Line Of Patter To Make It Out Of This One Alive.

An instant classic in the Bernie Gunther series, with storytelling that is fresher and more vivid than ever. Berlin, 1934: The Nazis have secured the 1936 Olympiad for the city but are facing foreign resistance. Hitler and Avery Brundage, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, have connived to soft-pedal Nazi anti- Semitism and convince America to participate. Bernie Gunther, now the house detective at an upscale Berlin hotel, is swept into this world of international corruption and dangerous double-dealing, caught between the warring factions of the Nazi apparatus. Havana, 1954: Batista, aided by the CIA, has just seized power; Castro is in prison; and the American Mafia is quickly gaining a stranglehold on the city's exploding gaming and prostitution industries. Bernie, who has been unceremoniously kicked out of Buenos Aires, has resurfaced in Cuba with a new life, seemingly one of routine and relative peace. But Bernie discovers that he truly cannot outrun the burden of his past: He soon collides with a vicious killer from his Berlin days, who is mysteriously murdered not long afterward-and an old lover, who may be the murderer. If the Dead Rise Not is everything fans have come to expect from Philip Kerr: twisted intrigue, tight plotting, quick-witted one-liners, a hang-by-your- thumbs ending, and, most significant, a richer, wiser Bernie Gunther. Twenty years after being embroiled in the Nazi regime of 1934 Berlin, detective Bernie Gunther pursues a quieter life in Havana but is thwarted by an encounter with a killer from his past who is murdered at the same time a former lover reappears