The Dark Side

Madness or Strategy? Cologne, 1999: A seemingly harmless businessman falls victim to a brutal crime. The act of a madman? Vera Gemini, a Cologne detective reluctantly drawn into the case, soon recognizes the insidious logic behind the so-called act of madness. The trail leads back to 1991, to the final days of the Gulf War, and to a secret in the Kuwaiti desert – buried, but not forgotten…

Includes a workshop report by Frank Schätzing in his own words about the ideation, research, and creation of the book. (2 mp3-CDs, running time: 14h 9).