Blackmail, espionage and a mass murderer from his wartime past await Bernie Gunther on the French Riviera.

'A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal' Sunday Times

The French Riviera, 1956. A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working under a false name as a hotel concierge. His attempts to keep his nose clean go horribly awry when a wartime acquaintance sucks him into a blackmail plot involving Somerset Maugham, one of the most famous British writers of the 20th century, and the notorious Cambridge Spies. All of them have dark pasts and plenty to hide - ideal candidates for a seasoned blackmailer.

"A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal" - Sunday Times

"A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal" - Sunday Times

"The Other Side of Silence makes for a welcome break from the relentlessly grim atmosphere in which Bernie is accustomed to working" - Washington Post

"The Other Side of Silence makes for a welcome break from the relentlessly grim atmosphere in which Bernie is accustomed to working" - Washington Post

"Kerr's novels are modern classics" - Simon Sebag Montefiore

"Kerr's novels are modern classics" - Simon Sebag Montefiore

"Streets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit, careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life - Sunday Times" - Sunday Times

"Streets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit, careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life - Sunday Times" - Sunday Times

"Bernie Gunther is one of the more interesting and original private eyes in thriller fiction" - The Times

"Bernie Gunther is one of the more interesting and original private eyes in thriller fiction" - The Times

"His Raymond Chandleresque mysteries about a cynical Berlin cop reluctantly working for the Nazis are [Kerr's] masterpiece" - The Sun

"His Raymond Chandleresque mysteries about a cynical Berlin cop reluctantly working for the Nazis are [Kerr's] masterpiece" - The Sun

"As near perfection as makes no difference" - Crime Fiction Lover

"As near perfection as makes no difference" - Crime Fiction Lover

"Brilliantly done, of course" - Weekend Sport

"Brilliantly done, of course" - Weekend Sport

"Streets ahead of most other historical thrillers in its blend of wit, careful plotting and the kind of detail that brings the past to life" - Sunday Times