Das Fräulein muss sterben

A crime novel and a major social novel in one: Immerse yourself in the shimmering era of Willy Brandt. Bonn, 1972: In her penthouse, Dutch journalist Nelie Hendriks celebrates Willy Brandt's survival of the vote of no confidence. Among her illustrious guests are not only a few ladies of the night but also spies and politicians. Did one of them have a hand in Nelie's fall to her death? Commissioner Clara Frings is allowed to investigate, but quickly hits her limits in the male-dominated world of the small capital on the Rhine. Clara makes mistakes and must pay for them. The emancipation of women has just begun, and social life is dominated by Paragraph 218, student protests, RAF bombings, and the radical decree. It is only on the day of Willy Brandt's resignation that Clara finally finds answers. "The Miss Must Die" is a clever historical crime novel from the Bonn Republic of the early 1970s – exciting and informative, refreshingly different, fast-paced, and witty. Christine Grän and Marianne von Waldenfels authentically and entertainingly capture the spirit of the 70s, balancing between a sense of new beginnings and espionage scandals. The historical crime novel by the two authors and journalists offers contemporary entertainment for readers of Marc Raabe or Christof Weigold.