… in my experience you can’t be too careful when it comes to a past you are trying to shake off like a bad cold.
It is 1957
and the world is still trying to cure the hangover of the WWII. The Germans,
either responsible or not, still carry on their shoulders with the guilt of the
Holocaust. Detective Bernie Gunther amongst them. As much as he managed to stay
out of the party during the whole Nazi era and with no innocent blood on his
hands, he knows that he cannot be exactly proud of his past.
He has
decided to leave his past behind, to lay low and let the time do his job. His
new identity as Christof Ganz may work for some but he was a remarkable cop in
Munich and there are individuals with a good memory for faces and names. An old
acquaintance will offer him a new job which he won’t have other alternative but
to accept and where his outstanding skills as a homicide detective can be of
use.
“Claims
adjuster” is just a polite way of describing someone who’s paid to find out if
people are lying.
As
expected, his good eye and sharp mind will be praised by his boss who will give
him a new assignment in Athens which will result in a new risky adventure.
‘The Doris’
would be just another unfortunate boat shrunk with a juicy insurance to claim,
but not when Bernie is in charge of assessing the facts and before he realises,
he will be in the middle of a twisted and intricate plot and facing his past
once again.
For all
those who have followed closely this amazing character created by Philip Kerr,
this story results likely one of his most sophisticated narrations. No doubt
that this book was a great closure for Bernie Gunther’s tales.
With a
heavy gut is that I write this brief review which is also to present my respects for
one of my favourite authors. May rest in Peace, Philip Kerr (1956-2018).
On the top
of my list
ISBN:
9781784296551
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