617 Grad Celsius - 617 Degrees Celsius
316 pages, published by Grafit in 2005
Inspector Anna Winkler investigates a case of gas explosion with deadly results. Soon clues point to her uncle Uwe Strom, who is facing reelection as Minister President and Anna’s own father seems to have a dark secret as well.
Eckert who was awarded the ›Marlowe-Preis‹ in 1998 and the ›Friedrich-Glauser-Preis‹ in 2001 proves again that he is one of the best contemporary German crime writers.
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"Brillantly Eckert tells in his eighth novel about a young detective inspector recognizing depths, which are very close. The 46 year old author won several awards for his books - abolutely justly!" (Brigitte - women's magazine)