Greeks Bearing Gifts, Kerr - B

                                               After thirteen novels in the Bernie Gunther series, it seems as if the author is getting better at historical background and weaker at mystery plotting. Here, we find Gunther in Athens working as a claims adjuster for Munich Re, trying to ascertain if a specific lost boat merits a payment.  Along the way, we are treated to a lengthy exposé of Nazi atrocities, particularly in Salonica, and an interesting discourse on West Germany's return to respectability in the 1950's. We know that W. Germany was a necessary bulwark against the USSR and much was forgiven and forgotten because of that. The author is very harsh in his comments of Adenauer's policies ending denazification.