# The Pale Criminal

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- Book: [The Pale Criminal](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-kerr/the-pale-criminal) ([The Pale Criminal.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-kerr/the-pale-criminal.md))
- Authors: [Philip Kerr](https://www.bookquiver.com/philip-kerr)
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-02-4197-690-6
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2015-10-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Bernie Gunther is back on the mean streets of Berlin with his new partner, Bruno Stahlecker, another ex-police officer. But on a seemingly straightforward stakeout, Bruno is killed, and Bernie suddenly finds himself tapped for a much bigger job. A serial sex murderer is killing Aryan teenage girls in Berlin - and what's worse, he's making utter fools of the police. Gunther is forced to accept a temporary post in Obergruppenfuehrer Reinhard Heydrich's state Security Service, with a team of men underneath him tasked purely with hunting the killer. But can he trust his team any more than he can trust his superiors? An unflinching, fast-paced thriller exploring the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture, The Pale Criminal will be loved by fans of Robert Harris and Frederick Forsythe.