Volker Klüpfel & Michael Kobr, SPARK MURDER, Kluftinger Crime Series # 11

Ullstein - Crime Novel - Hardcover - 496 pages - September 2020

A cruel crime that went unpunished, an innocent man who was in prison for years: a mistake from the past weighs heavily on Kluftinger. The inspector is determined to reopen the "Spark Murder" case, but his colleagues show little interest in this cold case. Only his new colleague Lucy Beer supports him in finding the real culprit. Kluftinger is impressed by the self-confident young woman who brings a breath of fresh air to his department. At home, however, such female power is missing in Kluftinger's life because Dr. Langhammer relieves the weakened Erika of all domestic chores - just when the baptism of her grandchild is imminent. The Commissioner must therefore, for better or worse, do both: play housewife and find a murderer...

While their debut “Milk Money” in 2003 was a surprise success, Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr's Kluftinger crime novels have since become an integral part of the German bestseller lists. With “Spark Murder”, the most famous and successful German author duo returns to Klufti's world and publishes the long-awaited new volume about the cult commissioner from the Allgäu - who has to thoroughly rethink his understanding of the roles of men and women ...

• More than 7 million copies of Klüpfel/ Kobras books have been sold

• Consistently reaching #1 on the Spiegel Bestseller- list

• Backlist: “Milk Money” (2003), “Thanksgiving” (2004), “Lake Ground” (2006), “Amateur play” (2008), “Rauhnacht” (2009), “Saint Patron” (2011), “Heartblood” (2013), “Grimbeard” (2014), “Heaven’s Horn” (2016), “Kluftinger” (2018)

• Foreign Sales (Backlist): “Milk Money" Japan, Italy and Poland; "Thanksgiving": Japan; "Lake Ground": Italy and Poland; "Amateur play": Italy; "Rauhnacht": Poland; "Heartblood": Poland

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