The Pale Criminal
Philip Kerr
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The Pale Criminal
Philip Kerr
Penguin
Paperback
273 pages
June 2005
rated 3 of 5 possible stars

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The Pale Criminal is set in 1938 Germany amid Hitler’s rise to power, Nazism, Himmler’s SS, and the prelude to World War II.

Bernard Gunter, a seasoned ex-police detective turned private eye, investigates a rich widow being blackmailed as well as being rehired by the Berlin Criminal Police (or Kripto) as a temporary Kommissar to head an investigation into serial killings involving teenage girls.

Gunter’s persistence and hard-nosed approach lead him to the experimental and psychological practices of German medicine, which connects the two cases and the inner core of Himmler’s SS.

Using the backdrop of 1938 Germany gives this story a unique flavor. The characters are pretty well-defined, and pronouncing some of the German names presents a good challenge for any reader. Although the pace is fast, it takes about 80 pages to really get into the rhythm of the story. Aside from that, it’s a gripping story in an interesting period.

This is Phillip Kerr’s second novel in the Berlin Noir Trilogy.



Originally published on Curled Up With A Good Book at www.curledup.com. © Wayne Adam, 2007

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