Königsallee

Inspector Jan Reuter hopes that an informer will help him convict the people behind a multimillion Euro art theft. But then the painting reappears; the museum has paid the ransom. And it is none other than Reuter’s brother Edgar, a successful lawyer, who arranged the repurchase – is he the artnappers’ accomplice? Before the inspector can learn more, his informer is shot dead.
The only witness to the murder is the daughter of the judge Andermatt, known as “Judge Merciless”, who is in the running to become Minister of the Interior. After an initial statement filled with inconsistencies, the young woman disappears, leaving Reuter and his colleagues baffled.
Mayor Kroll is baffled too: the investor behind a prestigious construction project has gotten cold feet, threatening an embarrassing fiasco. A Russian billionaire offers to take his place. Should Kroll take him up on the offer, despite suspicions of money laundering?
A dubious art theft, brutal murders, prominent victims and baffled politicians - Düsseldorf is topsy-turvy.

New: Königsallee, Grafit 2007