The Other Side of Silence: A twisty tale of espionage and betrayal
Mar 2016 · Hachette UK
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Blackmail, espionage and a mass murderer from his wartime past await Bernie Gunther on the French Riviera.
'A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal' Sunday Times
THE FRENCH RIVIERA, 1956.
A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working under a false name as a hotel concierge. His attempts to keep his nose clean go horribly awry when a wartime acquaintance sucks him into a blackmail plot involving Somerset Maugham, one of the most famous British writers of the 20th century, and the notorious Cambridge Spies. All of them have dark pasts and plenty to hide - ideal candidates for a seasoned blackmailer.
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PRAISE FOR PHILIP KERR
'Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature' TOM HANKS
'One of the greatest master story-tellers in English' ALAN FURST
'One of the most memorable and original characters' SUNDAY TIMES
'Bitterly, darkly funny' SUNDAY HERALD
'A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal' Sunday Times
THE FRENCH RIVIERA, 1956.
A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working under a false name as a hotel concierge. His attempts to keep his nose clean go horribly awry when a wartime acquaintance sucks him into a blackmail plot involving Somerset Maugham, one of the most famous British writers of the 20th century, and the notorious Cambridge Spies. All of them have dark pasts and plenty to hide - ideal candidates for a seasoned blackmailer.
*********************************
PRAISE FOR PHILIP KERR
'Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature' TOM HANKS
'One of the greatest master story-tellers in English' ALAN FURST
'One of the most memorable and original characters' SUNDAY TIMES
'Bitterly, darkly funny' SUNDAY HERALD
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4.6
25 reviews
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January 19, 2017
Good book, not the best Bernie. Still it is a lot of fun, as usual.
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Simon Baker
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February 12, 2017
Good but not anywhere near the best of Bernie Gunther's adventures.
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Elizabeth S
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June 3, 2016
Mystery
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About the author
Philip Kerr has written over thirty books of which the best-known are the internationally renowned and bestselling Bernie Gunther series. The sixth book in the series, If the Dead Rise Not, won the CWA Historical Dagger. His other works include several standalone thrillers, non-fiction and an acclaimed series for younger readers, The Children of the Lamp. 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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