I very much enjoyed Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr which is set in Berlin and Prague during World War II. Detective Bernie Gunther is called upon to investigate a murder in a stately home occupied by a Nazi General in Prague. The General is also trying to discover the identity of Czech "terrorists" who have been sabotaging German targets and killing German soldiers. Bernie is not pleased to be summoned by the General whom he intensely dislikes. Bernie is not a Nazi but has participated in atrocities in the East for which he is very ashamed. He does not try to hide his disdain for the Nazis. The murder is intriguing - the classic killed behind a door locked on the inside. Bernie takes his new girlfriend Arianne to Prague with him, with unforeseen consequences. He solves the murder and the other aspects are also resolved. The story is based on many real people and the author tells us of their fate. 4/5Thursday, November 22, 2012
Prague Fatale
I very much enjoyed Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr which is set in Berlin and Prague during World War II. Detective Bernie Gunther is called upon to investigate a murder in a stately home occupied by a Nazi General in Prague. The General is also trying to discover the identity of Czech "terrorists" who have been sabotaging German targets and killing German soldiers. Bernie is not pleased to be summoned by the General whom he intensely dislikes. Bernie is not a Nazi but has participated in atrocities in the East for which he is very ashamed. He does not try to hide his disdain for the Nazis. The murder is intriguing - the classic killed behind a door locked on the inside. Bernie takes his new girlfriend Arianne to Prague with him, with unforeseen consequences. He solves the murder and the other aspects are also resolved. The story is based on many real people and the author tells us of their fate. 4/5
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