Abgeschlagen

Now available in paperback: "Abgeschlagen" by Germany's most famous forensic expert and bestselling author Michael Tsokos is the beginning of a true crime series featuring forensic scientist Paul Herzfeld, known from "Abgeschnitten" by Sebastian Fitzek and Michael Tsokos. Kiel, in winter. In the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the university, a dead violent offender, recently released from prison, and a dismembered female corpse, whose parts have been packed into two suitcases, lie in the autopsy room. Young forensic scientist Paul Herzfeld is puzzled when his superior, Professor Schneider, hastily identifies a machete as the murder weapon during the autopsy of the dismembered body. But shortly thereafter, a blood-stained machete is indeed found in a park in Kiel. The media hails Professor Schneider as a forensic genius, and his rise to director of the Kiel Forensic Institute seems to be just a formality. However, the university janitor reveals a secret to Herzfeld, and suddenly all clues lead to the institute. As Herzfeld tries to shed light on the darkness, not only his career is at stake, but also the lives of his family. "What has fascinated me from the very beginning about Michael Tsokos' novels is the attention to detail and the realism of his stories. The man knows what he is writing about. And you can feel that in every line of his thriller 'Abgeschlagen'." Discover the latest true crime thrillers by Michael Tsokos: "Abgefackelt" - the sequel to "Abgeschlagen" - as well as "Zerrissen," the fourth installment in the Fred Abel series.