Metropolis
Kerr, Philip2019
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Berlin, 1928, the dying days of the Weimar Republic shortly before Hitler and the Nazis came to power. It was a period of decadence and excess as Berliners - after the terrible slaughter of WWI and the hardships that followed - are enjoying their own version of Babylon. Bernie is a young detective working in Vice when he gets a summons from Bernard Weiss, Chief of Berlin's Criminal Police. He invites Bernie to join KIA - Criminal Inspection A - the supervisory body for all homicide investigation in Kripo. Bernie's first task is to investigate the Silesian Station killings - four prostitutes murdered in as many weeks. All of them have been hit over the head with a hammer and then scalped with a sharp knife. Bernie hardly has time to acquaint himself with the case files before another prostitute is murdered.
Main title:
Metropolis / Philip Kerr ; with an introduction by Ian Rankin.
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Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2019.
Collation:
392 pages ; 25 cm.
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ISBN:
9781787473218 (hbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Language:
English
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BRN:
2738058
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