The Other Side of Silence

Bernie Gunther has done various jobs since the war. Now it`s the 1950s and he`s working in a hotel on the Cote D`Azur. It`s winter, and the Riviera is empty and a little sad. In a bar one evening he bumps into Herr Leuthard, an acquaintance from the war, who offers him a most enticing job. Leuthard owns the Grand Hotel du Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. It`s the best hotel on the Cote D`Azur and everyone has heard of it. Leuthard knows of Bernie`skills and thinks he could use them. Bernie`s not so sure, says his detective days are over and he couldn`t find a missing person in a phone booth. No matter, Leuthard tells him, I need a concierge, not a detective. A good concierge has to be a bit like a detective. He`s expected to know things, to fix things - sometimes he has to know things he`s not supposed to know, and do things that others wouldn`t want to do. Pleasing guests can be a tricky business, especially the ones with a lot of money. It sounds like a cushy number for a man like Bernie Gunther. And so begins a new adventure for him, where he`ll discover just how many bad people pass through the doors of the Grand Hotel du Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. ISBN:978-1-78429-515-8