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MARCH VIOLETS

MARCH VIOLETS

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MARCH VIOLETS

by Kerr, Philip

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[London]: Viking, [1989]. First edition. Remainder mark to bottom edge, some darkening to text block as is common with this book, a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (24668). Octavo, boards. The author's first novel and first to feature Bernie Gunther. Hard boiled novel set in Nazi Germany in 1936. Hubin, p. 466.

Synopsis

March Violets is a detective novel and the first written by Philip Kerr. Set in Berlin during the Olympics of 1936, the major themes of the novel include the every-day violence and anti-Semitism of the regime and the inability or unwillingness of ordinary Germans to act in the face of the coming war.

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Bookseller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
24668
Title
MARCH VIOLETS
Author
Kerr, Philip
Book Condition
Used - Remainder mark to bottom edge, some darkening to text block as is common with this book, a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (24668
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Viking
Place of Publication
[London]
Date Published
[1989]
Keywords
Mystery

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