If the Dead Rise Not |
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Author:
| Kerr, Philip |
Series title: | Bernie Gunther Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4104-2591-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2010 |
Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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Berlin, 1934: The Nazis have secured the 1936 Olympiad. Hitler and Avery Brundage have connived to soft-pedal Nazi anti-Semitism and convince America to participate. Bernie Gunther, house detective at a Berlin hotel, is swept into the corruption. Havana, 1954: Batista has seized power; Castro is in prison; and the American Mafia is gaining a stranglehold on the city. Bernie, who has resurfaced in Cuba, discovers he cannot outrun the burden of his past.
Berlin, 1934: The Nazis have secured the 1936 Olympiad. Hitler and Avery Brundage have connived to soft-pedal Nazi anti-Semitism and convince America to participate. Bernie Gunther, house detective at a Berlin hotel, is swept into the corruption. Havana, 1954: Batista has seized power; Castro is in prison; and the American Mafia is gaining a stranglehold on the city. Bernie, who has resurfaced in Cuba, discovers he cannot outrun the burden of his past.