Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr
Bernie Gunther's back - the 13th instalment in this internationally bestselling and acclaimed series
One of the most memorable and original characters in contemporary popular fiction. . confirms what Kerr's fans have long know: that he has few, if any, rivals to match him among modern thriller writers * Sunday Times *
A vintage draught as themes of redemption are grippingly explored * Guardian *
Bernie Gunther is a fictional investigator without parallel . . . Greeks Bearing Gifts shows, unequivocally, what a wonderful writer [Philip Kerr] was * The Times *
There could be no more fitting testimonial to [Kerr's] exceptional power as a storyteller than this superb evocation of Munich in 1957 ... Gunther unveils the vagaries of human nature with a gimlet eye * Daily Mail *
Tremendously entertaining ... but sometimes able to make your stomach lurch with sudden insight * Daily Telegraph *
[Bernie Gunther's] greatest trait may be his power to endure. He is a softly spoken, shambling testifier to the human power of resilience. He is also bitterly, darkly funny * Sunday Herald *
Leading us through the past and the changes leading to a new Europe, Kerr as ever delivers another masterpiece * Weekend Sport *
Bernie Gunther - sly, subversive, sardonic, and occasionally hilarious - is one of the greatest anti-heroes ever written, and as always he lights up this tough and unflinching novel. We're in good hands here -- Lee Child
A vintage draught as themes of redemption are grippingly explored * Guardian *
Bernie Gunther is a fictional investigator without parallel . . . Greeks Bearing Gifts shows, unequivocally, what a wonderful writer [Philip Kerr] was * The Times *
There could be no more fitting testimonial to [Kerr's] exceptional power as a storyteller than this superb evocation of Munich in 1957 ... Gunther unveils the vagaries of human nature with a gimlet eye * Daily Mail *
Tremendously entertaining ... but sometimes able to make your stomach lurch with sudden insight * Daily Telegraph *
[Bernie Gunther's] greatest trait may be his power to endure. He is a softly spoken, shambling testifier to the human power of resilience. He is also bitterly, darkly funny * Sunday Herald *
Leading us through the past and the changes leading to a new Europe, Kerr as ever delivers another masterpiece * Weekend Sport *
Bernie Gunther - sly, subversive, sardonic, and occasionally hilarious - is one of the greatest anti-heroes ever written, and as always he lights up this tough and unflinching novel. We're in good hands here -- Lee Child
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781784296520 |
| ISBN 10 | 178429652X |
| Title | Greeks Bearing Gifts |
| Author | Philip Kerr |
| Series | Bernie Gunther |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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