Why a Booktrail?
1930s, 1950s: An intriguing premise for a thriller and the unusual and potent mix of war crimes between two great nations is intriguing.
A Quiet Flame (Bernie Gunther 5)
What you need to know before your trail
Bernie Gunther has been falsely accused as a war criminal. He escapes to Argentina to avoid prosecution for his activities as an SS officer, but while there he is ‘asked’ to investigate the case of a wealthy former Nazi who has re-established himself in Peronist Argentina. His daughter has gone missing and Bernie is tasked with finding her and later, another person.
The investigation brings him into contact with important figures of history such as Eva Peron, Josef Mengele and Adolph Eichmann which makes it very authentic adding an extra dimension. But Argentina, just like Germany, holds terrible secrets within its corrupt halls of power. The persecution of Jews by the Peronist government of Argentina for example is a controversial subject which has still not been completely documented even now.
Travel Guide
From Berlin in Germany to Argentina, this is the story of war and of hidden secrets and the real story of how far reaching the Nazi stronghold really could have been.
The history of Germany and Buenos Aires may be well known separately but the way in which these two countries could have been linked by dirty dealings during the war is fascinating to say the least. The journey around the halls of power in Argentina highlighting the Jewish areas and the seat of power is quite the booktrail.
The background to this novel is very serious and horrific to realise however since it concerns the fleeing of ex Nazis who are believed to have escaped or ended up in some way to Argentina since 1945. The fact that Berlin and Buenos Aires come together in this way is shocking as is the fact that Bernie is involved in both countries and that murder of a very similar vein could have occurred more than once.
Bernie Guther walks into history coming across people such as Evita Peron and Joseph Mengele. Fact and fiction mix with an explosive result and the harsh historical setting comes to chilling life. General Kammler for example was a very senior figure in the SS at the end of World War II and he walks these pages. With this kind of background and crime, no holds barred Bernie Guther is the very man to be there, having escaped Berlin himself only to find himself in a totally new horrfying situation in Argentina.
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