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Berlin’s darkest secrets unearthed by a detective in Nazi Germany.
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The Pale Criminal

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    288 pages

  • Release Date

    23 March 2027

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Summary

Newly repackaged edition of the second novel in the iconic Bernie Gunther series ahead of the Apple TV+ Berlin Noir series.

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 t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405997799
ISBN-10:1405997796
Author:Philip Kerr
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:23 March 2027
Weight:207g
Dimensions:18mm x 129mm x 198mm
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The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr - ISBN: 9781405997799
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

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

Kerr makes his star turns - Heydrich, Himmler, et al - eerily believable—The Times

Powerful period flavour; a gruff, subversive hero; Kerr delivers the goods—Literary Review

Echoes of Raymond Chandler…vivid and well-researched—Evening Standard

About The Author

Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr was an award-winning author of over thirty books. He is best known for 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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