Its 1954 and Bernie Gunther finds himself in prison with a proposition: work for the French or hang for murder. Bernies job is simple: to meet and greet POWs returning from Germany. One of these is Edgard de Boudel, a French war criminal and member of the French SS, who has been posing as a German Wehrmacht officer. The French are anxious to catch up with this man and deal with him in their own ruthless way. But Bernie's past as a German POW in Russia is about to catch up with him in a way he could never have foreseen.

About The Author

Philip Kerr is the author of five other acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels and is acknowledged as one of todays finest thriller writers. Reviewers have compared his work to that of Raymond Chandler and John le Carré. He lives in London.