Veronika Grohsebner writes her originally English books bilingually, creating her own German versions. Her works delve into profound human emotions and the intricacies of relationships. She emphasizes psychological depth in her characters and the authenticity of their experiences. Readers appreciate her sensitive approach to themes and her insightful exploration of the human psyche.
A V. I. P. gets murdered, an arrest is quickly made. Then the leader of the criminal’s gang kidnaps a cop and threatens to kill him. Benjamin Coleman, recruit of the Special Troops, takes part in the feverish search for the kidnapped man. Suddenly Ben finds himself pitched into a wildly impossible situation. In order to save himself, a bunch of comrades, and the cop, he has to assume a role which is way beyond him...
The homie of the East Side Crew is still in the hands of the police, and the cop is still in the hands of the gang. It’s up to Benjamin Coleman and his unusual allies to discover the truth about the mysterious incidents in the ghetto neighbourhoods. And time is running out. Very soon, the ultimatum on the life of the kidnapped cop expires...
Benjamin Coleman is fourteen years old when his brother dies as a result of drug abuse. This tragedy makes him join the Special Troops, a law enforcement agency fighting drugs and delinquency. By nature shy and unsure of himself, the highly gifted mathematician becomes the welcome butt for the bully of his class. Driven to his physical and mental limits during the strenuous training, the recruit also gets involved in the internal problems of the Special Troops: a mole within their ranks causes carefully planned operations to fail, and colleagues lose their lives. When his training officer is suspected, Ben is determined to find out the truth…
Half-white Native American Alan Jason grows up in the ghetto of a large city amidst drugs and gangs. At the age of fifteen he leaves the city, determined never to return. Years later, he has found peace in his vocation as a Catholic priest. But then a young man of his parish gets into trouble. Hiding in the city where Alan has grown up, he is caught in the crossfire of two powerful drug rings. Father Alan has to find the young man in time before he gets himself killed and so is forced to embark on a journey which doesn’t only put his own life at risk, but also his vocation...
In the suburbs of an industrial city, seventeen-year-old Simon Lee and his gang terrorise the neighbourhood. Due to the influence of their blind teacher Alan Jason the gang breaks up, and Simon vows revenge. After having served a prison sentence, he tries in vain to find Jason. In the meantime, he is hired by a criminal organisation. One day, Simon receives a special assignment: he is to kill a Catholic priest…
Alan Jason, a half-white Native American, is a recruit in the Special Troops, a law enforcement organisation fighting drugs and juvenile delinquency. Having grown up in the worst of backgrounds himself, he hasn’t yet overcome his old aggressions and inner tensions. It is only the newly found friendship with one of his comrades which enables him to finish the training. During an undercover assignment Alan is involved in an accident with life-threatening consequences. The subsequent fight for his life leads up to an amazing turn of events…
English Version
The pill and condoms, abortion and in-vitro-fertilisation…who on earth wants to know about the details? Sixteen-year-old Johnny Geißler is a student in a Viennese high school. During a discussion in his Biology class, he casually shares his opinion concerning these topics. But from the moment he protects ten-year-old Theo Haselbach from a pack of rowdies, his convictions are shaken. Because Theo has Down Syndrome. The only son of a single-parent career woman, Johnny comes to know the child’s lively family, gradually opens up in the affectionate atmosphere, and even falls in love with Lisa, Theo’s elder sister. One day, Johnny wants to find out why his father disappeared without a trace eleven years ago. He stumbles over a secret of his mother, and suddenly nothing is the same anymore.