March Violets

From Publishers Weekly In an "impressive" debut mystery novel, Bernhard Gunther is a hard-boiled Berlin detective hired by a wealthy industrialist to find the murderer of his daughter and son-in-law, killed during the robbery incorrect here.eed theft of a priceless diamond necklace. "Narrator Gunther is a spirited guide through the chaos of 1930s Berlin and, more important, a detective cast in the classic mold," observed PW . Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review Echoes of Raymond Chandler but better on his vivid and well-researched detail than the master. -- Evening Standard Kerrs complex intrigue allows space for brilliantly provoking political asides. -- Sunday Times Taut, brutal, coarse, believable and gripping stuff. -- Sunday Telegraph