Author:Philip Kerr
The second in the late Philip Kerr's iconic 'Berlin Noir' trilogy, The Pale Criminal sees detective Bernie Gunther return to hunt one of the most evil killers in human history.
It is 1938 and 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.
'For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir novels.' Sam Mendes, Guardian
'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 good' Literary Review
'Echoes of Raymond Chandler . . . vivid and well-researched' Evening Standard
Blends high-powered storytelling with a rich piece of historical re-creation
—— IndependentKerr makes his star turns - Heydrich, Himmler, et al - eerily believable
—— The TimesPowerful period flavour; a gruff, subversive hero; Kerr delivers the goods
—— Literary ReviewEchoes of Raymond Chandler...vivid and well-researched
—— Evening StandardWithin the framework of an intricate plot sure to delight every puzzle loving crime enthusiast, unfolds a sensitive and multi-layered story
—— Aftenposten (NorwayDark As My Heart is first and foremost a strong psychological story of obsessions and the ways they manifest themselves. Of sorrow and longing. Of revenge and pain. Tuomainen's writing is excruciatingly suspenseful, with a rough masculinity, and yet so beautiful
—— Rakkaudesta kirjoihin (Finland)A breathtaking journey between a deserted estate by the water and a wintery Helsinki." ????
—— PolitikenAntti Tuomainen is a poet as well as one of Finland’s most successful crime writers. Dark As My Heart… had a rapturous reception in his home country, where a Finnish crime novel since 2000… The novel contains passages of lyrical intensity, along with bloody scenes that would not be out of place in a Jacobean revenge drama
—— Sunday TimesScandinavian crime fiction has a reputation for being a class apart, and this gripping Finnish psychological thriller displays the finest hallmarks of the genre.
—— Simon Shaw , Mail on SundayA novel as icy as Helsinki itself, Tuomainen delivers a dark, chilly and evocatively written novel of obsession and twisted emotion.
—— Carla McKay , Daily MailIt’s dark, captivating and troubling.
—— Crime Fiction Lover, Book of the YearThe story carries a strong purpose, a downright obsession, under which everything culminates. .. The novel is extremely well written, and is a pleasure from a literary perspective as well
—— Ilta-Sanomat (Finland)Refined writing and thinking, original and different from the mainstream. *****
—— Iltalehti (Finland)Dark as My Heart is definitely THE crime story of this summer. (…) Antti Tuomainen is the freshest success in the Finnish thriller novel field. His new book Dark As My Heart proves it. The book is sensational
—— Etelä-Saimaa (Finland)With this thriller, Antti Tuomainen shows that he is one of the best crime authors in Finland. The story is believable, exciting and wistful at the same time
—— Iltalehti Ilona (Finland)
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