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best noir ever - memorable characters, vivid sense of time and place. Detective Bernie Gunther in Berlin before, during, after WWII. An amazing page-turner rich in historical detail. Hard to believe Kerr is a contemporary Brit.
an amazing journey behind the scenes in the court of Henry VIII
dense, vivid, exacting and exquisitely researched
reaches far beyond most historical fiction because of deep and rich character development
a great page-turner and superlative story-telling that turns old assumptions on their heads.
Brava!
could-not-put-it-down...
not just a great mystery/thriller, but a damned good novel - complicated important characters, vivid sense of place, and interesting history
and Nesbo's other books are just as good!
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Berlin Noir (Penguin Crime/Mystery) by Philip Kerr
gorzd, January 20, 2012
best noir ever - memorable characters, vivid sense of time and place. Detective Bernie Gunther in Berlin before, during, after WWII. An amazing page-turner rich in historical detail. Hard to believe Kerr is a contemporary Brit.Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
gorzd, January 3, 2011
an amazing journey behind the scenes in the court of Henry VIIIdense, vivid, exacting and exquisitely researched
reaches far beyond most historical fiction because of deep and rich character development
a great page-turner and superlative story-telling that turns old assumptions on their heads.
Brava!
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo
gorzd, January 2, 2010
could-not-put-it-down...not just a great mystery/thriller, but a damned good novel - complicated important characters, vivid sense of place, and interesting history
and Nesbo's other books are just as good!
(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)