Die Zentrale

Imagine you have only one choice: to do the right thing or to survive. In "The Central", the second part of Veit Etzold's brilliantly researched thriller series set in the depths of the financial world, banker Laura finds herself suspected of murder – and this is just the beginning.

For young banker Laura Jacobs, everything seems to be turning out for the best: her employer assigns her to a special project at the bank's headquarters, which is akin to a significant promotion. However, the deeper Laura delves into the project, the darker the abysses of the financial world become that unfold before her. Once again, she encounters that eerie investor who nearly cost her her home. Laura must realize that her opponent has not given up – he has long since devised a new plan for her. A plan that involves murder. And all the evidence points to Laura as the perpetrator.

Ex-banker and bestselling author Veit Etzold tackles the explosive topics of balance sheet scandals and money laundering in his second thriller about banker Laura Jacobs. He reveals the world of banks like we have never seen it before and tells the gripping story of a young woman who stands up against the system. As the right woman in the wrong job, Laura becomes embroiled in a murderous scandal surrounding the housing crisis in Berlin in the first part of the thriller series, "The Branch.".