Paul Berf is a German author who focuses on themes related to minorities and social justice. His works explore the lives and struggles of marginalized groups with empathy and deep understanding. Berf's style is described as insightful yet accessible, allowing readers to connect with the characters and their fates. Through his texts, the author encourages reflection on social structures and the necessity of solidarity.
"Swedish Detective Inspector Joona Linna investigates the murders of three family members whose killing was witnessed by a fourth intended victim, a traumatized child whose shock Linna hopes to penetrate through hypnotism."--NoveList.
The first case of Inspector Kurt Wallander. He drinks too much, he works too hard, and he sleeps too little. His life is a shambles. But all of a sudden these are the least of his worries. Wallander is a senior police officer at Ystad, a small town in the wind- lashed Swedish province of Skåne. His wife has left him, his daughter won't speak to him, his ageing father barely tolerates him. Then, at 5 a.m. on a frozen January morning, he responds to a routine call. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death in his isolated farmhouse; his wife is lying barely alive beside him. Wallander has one clue: the killers may have been foreign. When this information is leaked, xenophobia is unleashed in Skåne, and Wallander finds himself in a race against time: solve the crimes or the death toll will rise. --back cover
Tobias, ein erfolgloser Schriftsteller mit Schreibblockade, kehrt nach Hause zurück, um seinem nach einem Unfall bettlägrigen Vater auf dem Bauernhof zu helfen. Dort trifft er auf eine attraktive Stiefmutter, was zu einer angespannten Stimmung führt.
"Der Schneemann" ist die Geschichte eines Kleinkriminellen, der durch Zufall an fünf Pfund Kokain gerät. Der Traum vom sorglosen Leben auf den Bahamas rückt in greifbare Nähe, wären da nicht die Profis des Rauschgifthandels, die dem Protagonisten Blum sein "Eigentum" wieder abjagen wollen. Von Malta über München, Frankfurt, Amsterdam bis Ostende schleppt Blum den in Old Spice-Rasierschaum versteckten "Schnee" mit sich herum, ohne damit endlich "die großen Lappen an Land zu ziehen". Am Ende ist die Welt für Blum so wie zu Beginn des Romans: "Man blieb, was man war, man hatte Glück dabei, man wurde, was jeder werden wollte, ein Sieger im Kleinen, auf der langen Strecke zwischen Sekt und Selters."