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Schwarz ermittelt #1
Blinde Flecken
Tim Burger sitzt wegen einer Amokfahrt mit tödlichen Folgen im Gefängnis. Jetzt verdichten sich die Hinweise darauf, dass seine Entlassung kurz bevorsteht - und dass er ein Attentat plant. Rechtsanwalt Loewi wendet sich an den Privatermittler Anton Schwarz, weil er glaubt, dass Burger Werkzeug eines rechtsradikalen Netzwerks ist und die Amokfahrt einen antisemitischen Hintergrund hatte. Höchste Eile ist geboten, denn in den Jahren der Haft hat Burger sich in eine tickende Zeitbombe verwandelt.
256 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2010
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Peter Probst
44 books2 followersPeter Probst is a German screenwriter and author.
He is married to television presenter and fellow author Amelie Fried.
He is married to television presenter and fellow author Amelie Fried.
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February 20, 2010
Peter Probst, prolific screenplay author known for his work on the "Tatort" German TV-crime-movies, has ventured into book-authoring, with his first crime novel "Blinde Flecken" having been released in February 2010.
Set in contemporary Munich, Probst's protagonist Anton Schwarz, a former police detective now working as a private investigator, gets assigned to find out more about Tim Burger. Burger is due to be released from prison after having served his sentence for driving his car into a group of yewish adolescents, killing one and injuring four. Schwarz is mandated by one of the victim's lawyers to clarify whether Burger's act was politically motivated, and if so, whether he has ties to right-wing organisations blooming covertly.
Probst succeeds in describing today's Munich in terms of geography and manners, and is apt at drawing parallels between the right-wing structures described in his book and real-life formations, especially in the ostensible discrepancy between extremist loners and presentable figures. His quite vivid style of writing apparently stems from his screenplay-work. He is less effective in painting his characters, which remain one-dimensional or clicheed throughout. Especially in the latter half of the book, parts of the plot get predictable or constructed as well. All in all, Probst's debut book is hardly memorable, albeit solid and enjoyable.
Set in contemporary Munich, Probst's protagonist Anton Schwarz, a former police detective now working as a private investigator, gets assigned to find out more about Tim Burger. Burger is due to be released from prison after having served his sentence for driving his car into a group of yewish adolescents, killing one and injuring four. Schwarz is mandated by one of the victim's lawyers to clarify whether Burger's act was politically motivated, and if so, whether he has ties to right-wing organisations blooming covertly.
Probst succeeds in describing today's Munich in terms of geography and manners, and is apt at drawing parallels between the right-wing structures described in his book and real-life formations, especially in the ostensible discrepancy between extremist loners and presentable figures. His quite vivid style of writing apparently stems from his screenplay-work. He is less effective in painting his characters, which remain one-dimensional or clicheed throughout. Especially in the latter half of the book, parts of the plot get predictable or constructed as well. All in all, Probst's debut book is hardly memorable, albeit solid and enjoyable.
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