The One From The Other: Bernie Gunther Thriller Book 4

BERNIE GUNTHER HAS LEARNED THE HARD WAY THAT THERE S NO WAY TO DISTINGUISH THE ONE FROM THE OTHER . THE CYNICAL P.I. HAS THE MORAL CLARITY TO SEE THROUGH THE DECEIT AND HYPOCRISY OF BOTH FRIEND AND FOE A LIFESAVING SKILL IN THE DANGEROUS YEARS OF POSTWAR GERMANY. Munich, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it s home to all the backstabbing intrigue that prospers in the aftermath of war. A place where a private eye can find a lot of not-quite-reputable work: cleaning up the Nazi past of well-to-do locals, abetting fugitives in the flight abroad, sorting out rival claims to stolen goods. It s work that fills Bernie with disgust but it also fills his sorely depleted wallet. Then a woman seeks him out. Her husband has disappeared. She s not looking to get him back he s a wanted man who ran one of the most vicious concentration camps in Poland. She just wants confirmation that he s dead. It s a simple enough job. But in post-war Germany, nothing is simple