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The Other Side of Silence
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: Bernie Gunther, Book 11
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
From New York Times best-selling author Philip Kerr, the much anticipated return of Bernie Gunther in a series hailed by The Daily Beast as "the best crime novels around today".
Once I'd been a good detective in Kripo, but that was a while ago, before the criminals wore smart gray uniforms and nearly everyone locked up was innocent. Being a Berlin cop in 1942 was a little like putting down mousetraps in a cage full of tigers.
The war is over. Bernie Gunther, our sardonic former Berlin homicide detective and unwilling SS officer, is now living on the French Riviera. It is 1956, and Bernie is the go-to guy at the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, the man you turn to for touring tips or if you need a fourth for bridge. As it happens, a local writer needs just that - someone to fill the fourth seat in a regular game that is the usual evening diversion at the Villa Mauresque. Not just any writer. Perhaps the richest and most famous living writer in the world: W. Somerset Maugham. And it turns out it is not just a bridge partner that he needs; it's some professional advice. Maugham is being blackmailed - perhaps because of his unorthodox lifestyle. Or perhaps because of something in his past, because once upon a time, Maugham worked for the British secret service, and the people now blackmailing him are spies.
As Gunther fans know, all roads lead back to the viper's nest that was Hitler's Third Reich and to the killing fields that spread like a disease across Europe. Even in 1956, peace has not come to the continent: Now the Soviets have the H-bomb, and spies from every major power feel free to make all of Europe their personal playground.
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- DobieChuck
- 03-30-16
Nobody beats Bernie
This is one of the better series in mystery fiction, and this offering is no exception... As usual Bernie finds himself knee deep in the proverbial smelly stuff, and somehow makes it amusing... I love the historical aspect to these novels, and this one gives a double dose w/ both world history and literary history... We see the very beginning of the cold war getting it's legs and the casual, and not so casual digs at the French are deliciously entertaining... I clipped several to send to friends... The mystery is easy paced yet engaging... The casual flow works well w/ the literary and espionage backdrop... The narration is fantastic and only adds to an already above average story... Worth the credit... FYI, if interested you can start the series at any point and not miss anything...
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- antonio
- 11-26-16
Sardonic Bernie goes to French riviera
I am a big fan of Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther books, but I have to agree with the lukewarm reviews of the latest stories, including this one. It's 1956 and Gunther is working as a hotel concierge on the French Riviera under an assumed name. Bernie is confronted to the blackmail of a very famous writer and, as investigates, other skeletons from WW2 come out of the closet.
The writing is smooth, but the plot at time deceiving and convoluted. I read it to the end and am still looking forward to the next Bernie’s book but this one wasn't one of the best.
I am mixed on John Lee’s performance : a bit too crafted and turns into comedy what should be a noir with drama and real suspense…
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- J. Lindsey
- 04-01-16
Bernie Gunther...Time Traveler
Not having listened to any of Philip Kerr's writing other than all of Bernie Gunther, I hesitate to do so. To me, Kerr is Bernie Gunther. In writers terms he has to be a "method actor". This fictitious character that is insinuated into the most significant history of the 20th century is sheer genius. For all practical purposes, Bernie should not have lived to tell most of this story. Kerr brilliantly lets him live so that the story can continue. Most fictitious police/private detective protagonists would never have made it to 60 yrs of age. Having read all of La Carré's Smiley series, Bernie helps me to understand more about the world of intelligence that was more difficult for me to visualize through George Smiley, not to take anything away from La Carré on any level!
My only complaint about Bernie is his voice change when not read by John Lee. There are reasons, I'm sure, in the literary world, why this happens, but it requires a major change in gears and imagination when it does.
So my hesitancy to read more Kerr is that he and Bernie are heroes to me and Bernie Gunther is how I want to remember them both.
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- Claude P. Foster
- 06-10-16
Bernie does not disappoint
Having read all of the Bernie Gunther novels, starting The Other Side of Silence was like listening to an old friend relate a story from their past. An old friend who was a Berlin police detective, a private investigator and a member of the Nazi SD with personal relationships among senior members of the Nazi regime. A casual observer can follow along easily enough but by knowing Bernie’s history, you understand the nuances. You understand that with Bernie, the past is never past; the present is never quite what it seems and the future is never clear. Philip Kerr handles, quite adroitly, how the orbits of Gunther and “the richest and most famous living writer in the world: W. Somerset Maugham” intersect. That relationship is at the heart of the novel as Maugham too has a past. Kerr has once again delivered a highly entertaining, thoroughly absorbing, mystery with a kick.
John Lee, as the narrator for this novel, is the quintessential Bernie Gunther. He maintained his usual excellence.
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- Thomas
- 05-20-16
wonderful
Berni Gunther is the man. I am hooked since I read the 1st book. All through recent history, he is a true hero with flaws. What a great book.
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- Ruth A. Swinney
- 04-09-16
Not the best Bernie Gunther..
I have read and loved most of the books in this series, but found this one disappointing. Too much pointless dialogue and fillers. Hopefully the next one will be better. Sigh....
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- L. Rubenstein
- 05-10-16
The best Bernie Gunther thriller yet!
Kerr does it again with a fast paced tour for Gunther of the French Riviera. Kerr's research and attention to details continues to be amazing. John Lee again creates a family of characters that puts life to Kerr's words . There is no better narrator working today.
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- Joshua
- 04-23-16
Maybe not Kerr's best, but quite good.
I've now followed Bernie Gunther through from the lead up to WWII all the way to the cold war. I've wondered how Kerr could keep a very middle aged hero heroic. Well, he does a very good job. Bernie, a man continually compromised by circumstances beyond his control, manages to maintain his slightly tarnished integrity and decency. Kerr's talented writing creates a character I can root for, even as he ages. A well written continuation of the series, and there's a promise of another book. I hope that someday Kerr allows his hero a little rest. Perhaps a little less engrossing than some of the other books in the series.
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- DDub
- 06-10-17
Has a very strong homosexual them
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I don't think anything.
What was most disappointing about Philip Kerr’s story?
I wasn't prepared for the strong homosexual them.
Would you be willing to try another one of John Lee’s performances?
No.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Other Side of Silence?
I don't think that was the issue.
Any additional comments?
I don't have anything against homosexuality, it just felt like the book revolved around it and I didn't enjoy that.
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- Jonathan
- 05-02-16
Back to form
This is a return to form for Kerr. I recommend and look forward for the next.
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