Bernie Gunther's latest move in a string of varied careers sees him working for an insurance company.
Sent to Athens to investigate a claim from a fellow German for a sunken ship, Bernie takes an instant dislike to the claimant. When he discovers the ship in question once belonged to a Greek Jew deported to Auschwitz, he is convinced the sinking was no accident but an act of vengeance.
The atrocities carried out in Salonika during the second world war are not as widely known as those in Poland etc but the slaughter was enormous. This theatre is the backdrop to this story, however the story doesn't do it justice. I'm a huge fan of this series but this is the second dud out of thirteen so its not bad, this just doesn't have the tension of the vast majority of this series.
As usual real historical figures play a major part in the novel but its dull- Bernie is getting on a bit in years but he needs a bit more spark to liven this up.
I'm putting this down to Mr Kerr having had the 'flu and will await the recovery.
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