One by one, over a period of several years, the
wife and children of prominent Hamburg citizen
Maximilian Holler are being slain. The police are
stumped. Are the murders connected? Why would
someone want to destroy the family of a muchrespected
businessman and philanthropist? Is there
a serial killer on the loose? Is Holler as blameless a
victim as he seems?
Trying to help an old friend-become-policeman
discover who and what is at the root of these
crimes, history professor Josef Stachelmann becomes
embroiled in a tragic and shocking case that has roots
stretching far back into the past, all the way to the
Nazi regime that is his own area of expertise. By the
time he realises that he is due to become the next
victim of the mysterious murderer, it is almost too
late. Can he find the truth in time to save his own
life and that of the one surviving Holler child?
Christian v. Ditfurth has crafted a breathtaking
thriller that highlights in vivid detail how present
the German past is today.
Translated from the German by Helen Atkins.
About the Author
 Christian von Ditfurth, born
1953, is a historian. He lives and works in
Lubeck as a freelance writer and editor. He
has published numerous non-fiction titles
on politics and history, and in recent years,
several highly acclaimed novels. A Paragon of
Virtue is the first of a series of books featuring
Stachelmann. It is the first of Ditfurth’s books
to be published in English.
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