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What it is about
- Bernhard Gunther
- Private investigators
- Undercover operations
- Nazis
- Girls
Where it happens
- Argentina
Ages
- Adult
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Why: Both are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
A Quiet Flame: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
Mr. Mercedes: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
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Why: Both are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
A Quiet Flame: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
The Outsider: "Crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
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Why: Both are detective books.
What both books share
- detective
A Quiet Flame: "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, historical" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
The Da Vinci Code: "Historical Mystery & Detective Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
- detective
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What they share, at a glance
A Quiet Flame next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Crime | Detective |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Mercedes | shared | not shared |
| The Outsider | shared | not shared |
| The Da Vinci Code | not shared | shared |
| Still Life | not shared | shared |
| Faceless Killers | shared | not shared |
| Holly | shared | not shared |
| The Godfather | shared | not shared |
| Crime and Punishment | shared | not shared |
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A Quiet Flame: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in 2008. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 5 of the Bernie Gunther series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Bernie Gunther ... The One from the Other ... A Quiet Flame
- Next in the series
- Book 6 is If the Dead Rise Not. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
A Quiet Flame ... If the Dead Rise Not
Where does A Quiet Flame sit in its series? See the reading order.
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