A review by smartipants8
A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr

2.0

I hate to say it but Philip Kerr has lost his touch. His trilogy "Berlin Noir" stood out for it [b:Raymond Chandler|2052|The Big Sleep|Raymond Chandler|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AGA624Z5L._SL75_.jpg|1222673]-esque prose. It was tough, hard boiled, and super interesting becaues of the peak behind the scenes setting of Nazi era Germany. But this latest one... I don't know what to say. Its as if he read this fascinating book on Nazis in Argentina and tried to put a mystery into it but really just wanted to tell us what he had researched. There was no tension, no snap, no cynical hard boiled Bernie who learned hard lessons... just lots of exposition about the rumors about what the Nazis and the Argentines conspired to do with a very light story laid on top. I miss Berlin Noir.