March Violets

Discover the first crime novel in the late Philip Kerr''s Bernie Gunther series - Berlin Noir - set in Hitler''s Germany during the 1930s . . .

Winter, 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed, their home burned. The woman''s father, a millionaire industrialist, wants justice - and the priceless diamonds that disappeared along with his daughter''s life. He turns to Bernhard Gunther, a private eye and former cop.

As Bernie follows the trail into the very heart of Nazi Germany, he''s forced to confront a horrifying conspiracy. A trail that ends in the hell that is Dachau . . .

Stylishly written and powerfully evocative, Kerr''s crime classic transports readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the great tradition of Hammett and Chandler.

''Wonderfully sharp and satirical'' Times

''An impressive debut'' Guardian

''Fast-paced, laconic, unpredictable, and witty'' Evening Standard

''For Christmas, I would like all of Philip Kerr''s Berlin Noir novels'' Sam Mendes, Guardian