John Lee
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Bernie Gunther, the tough, fast-talking noirish detective who made his first appearance in March Violets, takes center stage in this twist-filled thriller that turns Philip Kerr’s German trilogy into a surprise-filled quartet. Fans have had to wait fifteen years for Bernie’s resurrection. They will not be disappointed.
Munich, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it’s a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, fleeing...
Munich, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it’s a place of dirty deals, rampant greed, fleeing...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In 1696, Christopher Ellis, a young, hot-tempered gentleman, is sent to the Tower of London, but not as a prisoner. A sudden twist of fate has led him there to assist the renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton, who as Warden of the Royal Mint has accepted an appointment to hunt down counterfeiters who threaten to topple the shaky, war-weakened economy. Armed with Newton’s superior intellect and Ellis’s skill with a sword, the new partners...