Sunday, May 20, 2012

Book: March Violets

March Violets (Bernard Gunther, #1)March Violets by Philip Kerr

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I loved the noirish tone of this mystery, which deals with a former cop/current private eye in pre-WWII Germany (after Hitler's rise to power but prior to the Czech takeover). One of the things I appreciate most in a good mystery is the ability to provide information about a particular point in time and place within an entertaining wrapping. Kerr certainly delivers in that regard, portraying this time in Berlin as one of uncertainty and danger (the title refers to latecomers to the Nazi cause who do so mainly for their own safety) for Germans of all sorts. Our detective's main work in the book is finding missing Jews, a harbinger of what is to come. Looking forward to the next book in the series.



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