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A Man Without Breath

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'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD

Berlin, March 1943. The mood in Germany is bleak after their stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Private Investigator Bernie Gunther is at work in the German War Crimes Bureau - weary, cynical but well aware of the value of truth in a world where that's now a rarity.

When human remains are found deep in the Katyn Forest, Bernie is sent to investigate. Rumour has it that this mass grave is full of Polish officers murdered by the Russians. For Josef Goebbels, proof of Russian involvement is sure to destroy the Western Alliance, giving Germany a chance to reverse its devastating losses. But supposing the truth is far more damaging to the German cause?

It's Bernie Gunther's job to give Goebbels what he needs. But when there's nothing left for Gunther to lose, the compulsion to speak the truth becomes ever stronger...

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Critics Review

One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written
Lee Child
Richly layered . . . reliably remarkable on every level
The Sunday Times
A compelling, elegantly constructed thriller
Financial Times
Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature
Tom Hanks
Bitterly, darkly funny
Sunday Herald
Humour seems like an affirmation of the human spirit in a world in which inhumanity holds sway, and makes Kerr's brilliant novels all the more affecting
Daily Telegraph
One of the greatest master story-tellers in English
Alan Furst
The real pleasure in these books is in Kerr's total mastery of the world he's created
Sport
[Kerr's] Raymond Chandleresque mysteries about a cynical Berlin cop reluctantly working for the Nazis are his masterpiece
Sun
Kerr's novels are modern classics
Simon Sebag Montefiore
A detailed and nuanced portrait of Nazi Germany
Spectator
Kerr is at the top of his game with his Hitler-era Berlin detective, Bernie Gunther
Tribune
The good detective trying to do his best within a corrupt regime [. . .] but it can safely be said that few writers have tackled the theme with the rigour of Philip Kerr
Independent
One of the most memorable and original characters
The Sunday Times

User Reviews

Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
Author Philip Kerr
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
Series Bernie Gunther
Duration 14 hours and 56 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529420746
Format Audiobook
Publisher Quercus
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Espionage and spy thriller, Historical crime and mysteries
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.0 (1 review)
Narration
5.0 (1 review)

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