History Detective: Reading the Weimar Republic in Philip Kerr's Last Novel Metropolis (2019).

Philip Kerr's last novel Metropolis (2019) returns his detective, Bernie Gunther, to 1928 as both prequel and epilogue to his series of 14 novels. This essay locates the key to Gunther's identity and actions in his relation to arch--Nazi Arthur Nebe.

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Published in:Clues: A Journal of Detection (McFarland & Company) Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 71 - 84
Main Author: Donahue, Neil H.
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Published: McFarland & Company, Inc. Fall2021
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