Franz Eberhofer's cholesterol levels are as high as his spirits are low. It's goodbye to Bavarian meatloaf sandwiches and grandmother's scrumptious meatballs, and hello to endless servings of rabbit food. To make matters worse, just as Franz has really begun to engage with his son in a big way, ...
Mysterious murders in the nursing home…
James Gerald, former secret agent, investigates in Hastings
Retired spy James Gerald (70) checks into Eaglehurst, a nursing home in Hastings, in order to investigate the death of his friend and colleague ...
Meticulous coroner Dr Martin Gansewein leads a quiet life. That is, until the day the spirit of Pascha, a small-time criminal who dealt in stolen cars and whose body is now lying on the slab in front of him, insists on striking up a conversation. Pascha is in one hell of a bad mood - his ...
In his cleverly constructed debut thriller Arno Strobel takes us back to the time immediately after the events of 1945. While bombed-out Europe is being rebuilt, a few incorrigible Germans are devising an insane plan. Following their charismatic leader "Magus", the Simonian brotherhood ...
Just how free are we?
A bizarre murder: the body of a prostitute is discovered in the garden of a Free Church parish hall. There's a note in her skull bearing the religious epigram: "the truth will set you free".
When Detective Anton Glauberg returns home ...
The death of his uncle creates serious problems for the Berlin-based architect Nicolas Hollmann: why was the vineyard on the Rio Douro bequeathed to him of all people? Is he supposed to give up his profession and accept his inheritance? He has yet to find out quite how perilous the journey to ...
Venice is in the throes of the biennale and awash with tourists. Harry Oldenburg throws himself into the fray. He and his girlfriend Zoe are planning to relieve the Guggenheim Museum of two valuable exhibits. But in the sizzling summer heat, the well-hatched plan goes pear-shaped: Harry finds ...
Eberhofer's eleventh case: A murder without a body ...
Dammit all! What has gotten into the Eberhofer women recently? After baking about 2,000 cakes and cooking even more pork roasts, dumplings and sauerkraut, Grandma has decided to give up all domestic activities for good - at ...
Fredenbüll is in an uproar. Turbines are being installed across the dyke foreland, and the environmentalists have come running. Even Grandma Ahlbeck supports the hastily established initiative, "Do(n't) be a Frog," as it seeks to protect the endangered fire-bellied toad. One morning, a body is ...
Max Heller remains true to himself - but the gap that is dividing the country also starts to fragment his own family
Summer 1953: Daily life in the new German Democratic Republic (GDR) is becoming difficult. The ongoing shortages of everything continue. The population's ...
A double game: the brilliant finale to the Born trilogy
Highly alarmed, Carla Diaz, Born's former colleague from the vice squad, turns to the ex-cop. Two prostitutes, members of the Cernunnos sect - to which Carla's daughter Malin also belongs -, have been found murdered. Carla is ...
Bendix Steensen is stranded by a storm at Heathrow airport. At increasingly frequent intervals, he receives calls from his nine-year-old son Lewe, whose panic is clearly growing by the minute. His mum and grandma have been gone for hours, nobody's answering their phone and he's afraid he may ...
