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PRAGUE FATALE by Philip Kerr 400 pages
This book is like #8 of the Bernie Gunther series. Bernard Gunther is a Berlin police detective during the Nazi era. The books generally begin with a murder and end with the death of a woman Bernie is involved with. In between he's seriously involved with one of the Nazi VIPs who demand Bernie's help squashing a major scandal. In this book Reinhard Heydrich is the VIP. Over the course of the series readers learn a lot about Goering, Goebbles, Himmler, Heydrich, Eichmann, and plenty of Nazi generals.
This book is remarkable for 2 reasons: It has more subplots than any book but the Bible, and Bernie's interactions with Reinhard Heydrich are fantastical and implausible. Youre compelled to wonder why Heydrich lets Bernie get away with the insubordination.
The Story: A Dutch worker is runover by a Berlin train and Bernie gets the case. Bernie examines the body and finds stab wounds on the body. Then Bernie rescues a Berlin prostitute from a thug. Bernie falls in love with the prostitute and takes her to Prague when Reinhard Heydrich orders Bernie to that city to be his body guard. Bernie's in town a day when one of Heydrich's adjutants is murdered. Heydrich orders Bernie to solve the murder. Its one thing after another till the end.
Always keep in mind that Heydrich is the smartest guy in the room and plays Bernie for a total fool until all is revealed at the end.
Most readers agree the book needed an editor to deal with all the subplots. Its tedious reading.
This book is like #8 of the Bernie Gunther series. Bernard Gunther is a Berlin police detective during the Nazi era. The books generally begin with a murder and end with the death of a woman Bernie is involved with. In between he's seriously involved with one of the Nazi VIPs who demand Bernie's help squashing a major scandal. In this book Reinhard Heydrich is the VIP. Over the course of the series readers learn a lot about Goering, Goebbles, Himmler, Heydrich, Eichmann, and plenty of Nazi generals.
This book is remarkable for 2 reasons: It has more subplots than any book but the Bible, and Bernie's interactions with Reinhard Heydrich are fantastical and implausible. Youre compelled to wonder why Heydrich lets Bernie get away with the insubordination.
The Story: A Dutch worker is runover by a Berlin train and Bernie gets the case. Bernie examines the body and finds stab wounds on the body. Then Bernie rescues a Berlin prostitute from a thug. Bernie falls in love with the prostitute and takes her to Prague when Reinhard Heydrich orders Bernie to that city to be his body guard. Bernie's in town a day when one of Heydrich's adjutants is murdered. Heydrich orders Bernie to solve the murder. Its one thing after another till the end.
Always keep in mind that Heydrich is the smartest guy in the room and plays Bernie for a total fool until all is revealed at the end.
Most readers agree the book needed an editor to deal with all the subplots. Its tedious reading.
