March Violets

Winter 1936. A man and his wife shot dead in their bed. The woman's father, a millionaire industrialist, wants justice—and the priceless diamonds that disappeared along with his daughter's life.

As Bernie follows the trail into the very heart of Nazi Germany, he's forced to confront a horrifying conspiracy. Stylishly written and powerfully evocative, Kerr's crime classic transports readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the tradition of Hammett and Chandler.