March Violets (Bernie Gunther)

Winter 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed. The woman's father, a millionaire industrialist, wants justice—and the priceless diamonds that disappeared along with his daughter's life. As Bernie follows the trail into the very heart of Nazi Germany, he's forced to confront a horrifying conspiracy. Stylishly written and powerfully evocative, Kerr's crime classic transports readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the tradition of Hammett and Chandler.

Philip Kerr is the author of more than 30 novels. He has won both the RBA International Prize for Crime Writing, and the CWA Ellis Peters Historic Crime Award.