The twelfth title in this }New York Times{ and }Sunday Times{ bestselling crime series, set in France in 1956. A Bernie Gunther mini-series is currently in development with HBO - with Tom Hanks confirmed as executive producer The twelfth book in the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of John le Carre and Charles Cumming. Lee Child calls Bernie Gunther 'one of the greatest anti-heroes ever written'.