19 best-selling fiction books like The Pale Criminal (Bernie Gunther, #2) by Philip Kerr

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The Pale Criminal (Bernie Gunther, #2)

By: Philip Kerr

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hailed by Salman Rushdie as a "brilliantly innovative thriller-writer," Philip Kerr is the creator …

If you liked the fiction plot in The Pale Criminal (Bernie Gunther, #2) by Philip Kerr , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The World at Night (Night Soldiers, #4)

By: Alan Furst

4.05

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

“First-rate research collaborates with first-rate imagination. . . . Superb.”— The Boston Globe Pa… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Der nasse Fisch (Gereon Rath, #1) by Volker Kutscher

2. Der nasse Fisch (Gereon Rath, #1)

By: Volker Kutscher

3.76

Format: 494 pages, Hardcover

Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan: Volker Kutscher lässt in einem meisterhaften Kriminalroman das Berlin des … read more

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  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Potsdam Station (John Russell, #4) by David Downing

3. Potsdam Station (John Russell, #4)

By: David Downing

4.13

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

In April 1945, Hitler’s Reich is on the verge of extinction. Assaulted by Allied bombs and Soviet s… read more

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  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. Dark Voyage (Night Soldiers, #8)

By: Alan Furst

4.06

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Set in May 1941 Dark Voyage is taut with suspense and pounding with battle scenes; it is authentic,… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era by Steven Bach, Thomas Schatz

5. The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era

By: Steven Bach , Thomas Schatz

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

At a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an i… read more

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6. The Pale House (Gregor Reinhardt, #2)

By: Luke McCallin

3.98

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

As the Nazi war machine is pushed back across Europe, defeat has become inevitable. But there are t… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1)

By: Alan Furst

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Bulgaria, 1934. A young man is murdered by the local fascists. His brother, Khristo Stoianev, is re… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Pale Criminal (Bernie Gunther, #2)

By: Philip Kerr

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hailed by Salman Rushdie as a "brilliantly innovative thriller-writer," Philip Kerr is the creator … read more

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  • germany
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dead Lions (Slough House, #2) by Mick Herron

9. Dead Lions (Slough House, #2)

By: Mick Herron

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

London's Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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10. L'Armée des ombres

By: Joseph Kessel

3.49

Format: 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

C'est a Londres, en 1943, que Joseph Kessel a ecrit L'Armee des ombres, qui n'est pas seulement l'u… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Bloomsday Dead (Michael Forsythe #3)

By: Adrian McKinty

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In the heart-stopping finale of the Dead trilogy, tough guy Michael Forsythe -- bad-boy antihero of… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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12. Trumbo

By: Bruce Cook

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BRYAN CRANSTON. Dalton Trumbo was the central figure in the "Ho… read more

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13. The Man From Berlin (Gregor Reinhardt, #1)

By: Luke McCallin

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Yugoslavia, a German officer has been shot and killed. Along with him a young, beautiful filmmaker … read more

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14. Silesian Station (John Russell, #2)

By: David Downing

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Praise for David Downing: "[Downing]'s excellent at building suspense . . . and shows a keen eye fo… read more

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15. Lehrter Station (John Russell, #5)

By: David Downing

3.66

Format: 256 pages,

Paris, November 1945. John Russell is walking home along the banks of the Seine on a cold and misty… read more

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16. Dark Star (Night Soldiers, #2)

By: Alan Furst

4.34

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Paris, Moscow, Berlin, and Prague, 1937. In the back alleys of nighttime Europe, war is already und… read more

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Cover of Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) by David Downing

17. Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)

By: David Downing

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By 1939, Anglo-American journalist John Russell has spent fifteen years in Berlin, where his German… read more

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  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

18. The Sudden Arrival of Violence

By: Malcolm Mackay

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

The stunning conclusion to Malcolm Mackay's lauded Glasgow Trilogy returns readers to the city's un… read more

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19. Eye of the Red Tsar (Inspector Pekkala, #1)

By: Sam Eastland

3.44

Format: 330 pages,

One July, 1918, the imprisoned family of Tsar Nicholas Romanov was awakened and led down to the bas… read more

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20. The Big Clock

By: Nicholas Christopher , Kenneth Fearing

3.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

George Stroud is a hard-drinking, tough-talking, none-too-scrupulous writer for a New York media co… read more

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21. Stettin Station (John Russell, #3)

By: David Downing

3.69

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the fall of 1941, Anglo-American journalist John Russell is still living in Berlin, tied to the … read more

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22. The Sacred Well Murders

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young Ame… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"Take it away,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"I EAT THE DARK"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"So, Mr. Jeffreys,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"Wife of Lir eat horse."

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

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23. The Secret Hours

By: Mick Herron

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"We’re the Secret Service. We’re not here to be liked."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"And you can shut your damn mouth too." "Now now. Casual profanity’s the sign of a small fucking mind."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"Come on. You can buy me breakfast." "I've already had breakfast." "So have I. What's that got to do with it?"

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

"First Desk enjoyed coincidences the way she liked happy endings: outside of fiction, they were as trustworthy as a Tinder Profile."

-Mick Herron, The Secret Hours

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24. The Enchanters

By: James Ellroy

3.73

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with… read more

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  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas by Mick Herron

25. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

Cover of A Thief’s Justice (Company of Rogues #2) by Douglas Skelton

26. A Thief’s Justice (Company of Rogues #2)

By: Douglas Skelton

4.35

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1716. Revenge is a dish best served ice cold… The city is caught in the vice-like grip o… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • historical fiction
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27. To the Dogs

By: Louise Welsh

3.71

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

A TIMES BEST NEW CRIME FICTION OF THE MONTHJim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a bi… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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28. Munich Wolf

By: Rory Clements

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more

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  • germany
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of White Fox (Alexander Vasin #3) by Owen Matthews

29. White Fox (Alexander Vasin #3)

By: Owen Matthews

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, the radio blares the news of the assassination of Preside… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Widespread Panic by James Ellroy

30. Widespread Panic

By: James Ellroy

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the modern master of noir comes a novel about the malevolent monarch of the 1950s Hollywood un… read more

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  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Estate by Denzil Meyrick

31. The Estate

By: Denzil Meyrick

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Inheritance can be murder... Sebastian Pallander's death leaves behind a multi-billion-dollar fi… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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