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A Quiet Flame

Bernie Gunther, Book 5

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A Quiet Flame

By: Philip Kerr
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires and, having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, discovers that his reputation as a detective goes before him.

A young girl has been murdered in peculiarly gruesome circumstances that strongly resemble Bernie's final case as a homicide detective with the Berlin police. A case he had failed to solve.

Circumstances lead the chief of police in Buenos Aires to suppose that the murderer may be one of several thousand ex Nazis who have fetched up in Argentina since 1945. And, therefore, who better than Bernie Gunther to help him track that murderer down?

©2008 Thynker Limited (P)2022 Quercus Editions Limited Crime Historical International Mystery & Crime Modern Detectives Mystery Fiction Latin American War Suspense

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I’m biased cause I love the Günter series but this is a fascinating dual storey about Berlin and Argentina. Well recommended

A slow burner from Günter. Top class

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An enjoyable listen indeed .Jonathan‘s voice is well suited to the grime and seedier side of the story, the tones for the female parts involved a bit of suspension of belief, but overall great stuff.

Gritty

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Been reading this whole series
All been very good Love the era
This one the best one yet

Brilliant

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This is the first Philip Kerr book I have listened to with this particular narrator. He was terrible. I have listened to others in the series with John Herr,and he is much better with accents. This narrator can’t do a German accent to save his life, nor can he do anything remotely close to Argentinian. His Gunther is a bizarre mix of some undefinable accent with a gravelly overlay I’d associate with The Marlboro Man. There is none of the world-weariness, noir quality, or suave irony of Herr’s Gunther. Further, most of the other policemen, especially the underlings are voiced in a bewildering Cockney. It was like listening to street urchins out of Oliver Twist. Ruined the whole novel; I ended up, ditching the narration and reading instead. What a waste of money and I bet that if Kerr were still alive, he wouldn’t stand for this. Never going to buy another audiobook in this series, which is too bad. I love listening to Herr.

Cockneys in Germany?

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Once again the historical setting is fascinating and the plot beautifully paced. What a creation Bernie Gunther is!

Another Great Bernie Gunther Novel

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brilliantly read, love the historical but detective themed story. very addictive series. can't wait for the next one

loving this series

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excellent author; excellent narrator. and the wonderful and accurate historical narrative makes this addictive.

characterisation

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Good character construction throughout. Believable events and plot developments. An interesting story well told. Looking forward to more.

Storyline

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Narrator’s gravely voice grated to start with and I thought it would make it unreadable, but eventually got used to it. Excellent story, hope I’ll enjoy the others in the series

Great story

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We are embarking on a trip to Argentina and I was looking for a good historical detective story. Perfect

Bringing history alive

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