Prague Fatale
A Bernie Gunther Novel
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 26, 2013
Former detective and reluctant SS officer Bernie Gunther must infiltrate a brutal world of spies, partisan terrorists, and high-level traitors in this “clever and compelling”(The Daily Beast) New York Times bestseller from Philip Kerr.
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- Who it’s for
- A homicide detective’s uneasy role under Heydrich sharpens this tense wartime mystery.
- Themes
- Wartime espionage, Nazi-era political intrigue, Political betrayal
- Genres
- Historical Mystery, World War II & Holocaust, Spy Fiction
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Former detective and reluctant SS officer Bernie Gunther must infiltrate a brutal world of spies, partisan terrorists, and high-level traitors in this “clever and compelling”(The Daily Beast) New York Times bestseller from Philip Kerr. Berlin, 1941. Bernie is back from the Eastern Front, once again working homicide in Berlin's Kripo and answering to Reinhard Heydrich, a man he both detests and fears. Heydrich has been newly named Reichsprotector of Czechoslovakia.
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Tipped off that there is an assassin in his midst, he orders Bernie to join him at his country estate outside Prague, where he has invited some of the Third Reich's most odious officials to celebrate his new appointment. One of them is the would-be assassin. Bernie can think of better ways to spend a beautiful autumn weekend, but, as he says, “You don't say no to Heydrich and live.”
A Dangerous Assignment
A homicide detective’s uneasy role under Heydrich sharpens this tense wartime mystery.
Come here for
- A homicide case tangled with spies and high-level traitors
- A pressured weekend at Heydrich’s estate outside Prague
Expect
- A detective answering to a man he detests and fears
- Berlin crime fiction shadowed by the Eastern Front
Where it sits
| World War II & Holocaust | 58% |
|---|---|
| Historical Mystery | 54% |
| Spy Fiction | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- International Crime Fiction
- Historical Thrillers
- Political Thrillers
- Authors
- Philip Kerr
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- March 26, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Wartime espionage · Nazi-era political intrigue · Political betrayal
- Reading lane
- International Crime Fiction