Morde, die Geschichten schrieben

Not everything that sends shivers down readers' spines is the imagination of crime writers. Many crime stories reflect actual events. Even from Saxony, there are sources for murder stories in world literature: Germany's most-read author was in prison and captivated millions of readers. Agatha Christie would have had to research in Leipzig for her 'Murder on the Orient Express' - but she did not. An innkeeper lets another die for him. The murder of 'Hoffmann' is cabaret. A murderer writes the serialized account of his crimes for the newspaper himself. These literary reports of true crimes: a chilling pleasure...