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If The Dead Rise Not (2009)

by Philip Kerr(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1847249426 (ISBN13: 9781847249425)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Quercus

series

Bernard Gunther

review 1: I admit, I was more eager to read the first part in 1934 Berlin than the last third in 1954 Havana, but Kerr made me glad I took the trip. He combines place with plot in an effective way. Bernie seems real. Has he changed? No, he's the same man he was before drafted into the SS; he's suffering from survivor's guilt and won't give himself a break. Haven't we all made choices? No, we haven't all been faced with such extremes, but would we all do what's right? We know from history that many, or most, wouldn't. I look forward to Bernie's next challenge, but I'll need a light-hearted break in between.
review 2: Outstanding book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The main protagonist, Bernie Gunther is a wonderful creation. The detail with which post Weimar pre WW 2 Be... morerlin is created is superb. You get a feeling for what it must have been like to live with one eye looking over your shoulder. The pace of the action is, good and Bernie Gunther injects most scenes with either comedy or philosophical insight. My only regret is that I didn't start with the first book in the series less

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