A Quiet Flame: A Bernie Gunther Novel | 
so-soThis book was brutal. I can‘t say I enjoyed reading it, but I did learn a lot. It‘s a dual timeline novel, set in 1930s Berlin and 1950s Buenos Aires. Both locations were written with a strong sense of time and place, and the novel was well-researched, particularly the sections that took place in Argentina. ⬇️
julieclair (cont.) The main character was a famous police detective in Berlin before WWII, became an SS Officer during the war, and was one of the many Nazi officers who escaped to Argentina after the war. He continued his detective work there, investigating some truly horrific murders. Reading this book helped me realize that I‘m not a fan of hard-boiled detective stories. I much prefer cozy mysteries. 5mo
julieclair This was my #BookedInTime pick for August. @Cuilin 5mo
AlaMich I‘m a big fan of this series, though I think the books set only in ‘30s Berlin before and during the war are the more interesting. 5mo
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Cuilin Ugh, this time period is rough. Congratulations for finishing it. I‘m thinking of DNFing mine. I also like my mysteries cozy!! (edited) 5mo
julieclair @AlaMich I haven‘t read any of the others. I knew this one was #5 in the series, but it worked well as a stand-alone. 5mo
julieclair @Cuilin It is definitely rough. And I was surprised how little I really knew about it. As with almost all #BookedInTime books, I learned a lot. 5mo
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