A review by briang_67
A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr

4.0

Bernie Gunther is Kerr's character-device which allows him to explore the major players, crimes and events of pre-WWII, the war years, and afterwards - a sort of Dante's journey through hell, but he may have over-reached a bit in this novel. A personal mission from Goebbels to investigate the Katyn massacre of Polish Officers is the backdrop here and where, again, Bernie's investigative skills are forefront as he becomes entangled with those plotting to kill Hitler. It's all so skillfully plotted, and wonderfully character-driven, however, this one is a little too far-fetched to be realistic and the ending a little too contrived. Nevertheless, Kerr always does his homework and the Afterward will get you searching wikipedia to confirm once again how well he has done his research.