The fiancées of death
A dark detective story from the eve of the Second World War from the author of the bestseller The Crimson Rivers
The Fiancées of Death, these are the ladies "from the Reich", beautiful and carefree, who meet every afternoon in Berlin's Adlon Hotel to chat and drink champagne, while Europe teeters on the brink of collapse on the eve of the Second World War. But they are also the victims of a mysterious killer who surprises them one by one on the banks of the Spree or by the lakes of Berlin. After his rampage, only mutilated corpses remain. In a red-hot Berlin, trembling like the crater of a volcano, three unique individuals take on the investigation. Simon Kraus, a gifted psychoanalyst, gigolo and something of a blackmailer. Franz Beewen, a brutal and merciless Gestapo officer, and Mina von Hassel, a wealthy heiress and psychiatrist. They set out on the trail of the monster and gradually uncover the shocking truth. After all, evil is not always where you expect it.
Jean Christophe Grangé
Jean-Christophe Grangé (1961) is a French journalist, screenwriter, and author of thrillers and mystery novels. He started his career as a freelance reporter, writing for Paris Match, the Sunday Times, and National Geographic. In 1991, he won the Reuter Prize for his report on deforestation, and in 1992, the World Press Photo award for his report on cormorants. He wrote his first book, Flight of the Storks (Le vol des cigognes), in 1994. His second novel, The Crimson Rivers (Les rivières pourpres), was a huge success and was adapted into a film of the same name in 2000, starring Jean Reno, and in 2018 it became the basis for a co-production series. In addition to this thriller, XYZ has also published its sequel, The Last Hunt (La dernière chasse), the psychological novel The Black Line (La ligne noire), and the crime thriller The Fiancées of Death (Les promises) set in war-torn Berlin. The crime story Day of Ashes (Le Jour des Cendres) was published in the Czech Republic in 2023.
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