{"product_id":"the-pale-criminal","title":"Pale Criminal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second in the late Philip Kerr's iconic 'Berlin Noir' trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Pale Criminal\u003c\/i\u003e sees detective Bernie Gunther return to hunt one of the most evil killers in human history.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiors?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir novels.' Sam Mendes, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Blends high-powered storytelling with a rich piece of historical re-creation' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kerr makes his star turns - Heydrich, Himmler, et al - eerily believable' \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful period flavour; a gruff, subversive hero; Kerr delivers the good' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Echoes of Raymond Chandler . . . vivid and well-researched' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32180951482451,"sku":"9780241976906","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780241976906.jpg?v=1778567454","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-pale-criminal","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}