March / Aufmarsch
Reitmeyer’s Fourth Case
Crime Novel
Babylon Munich in the weeks preceding the Beer Hall Putsch
Munich in the summer of 1923. The city is plagued by inflation and the housing shortage. Right-wing organisations call for resistance against the occupation of the Rhineland and for a »March on Berlin«. And Inspector Reitmeyer is under great pressure to get a handle on what the press is calling the »gambling epidemic«. But then all his attention is required for the case of a murdered woman – at first, the crime looks like the act of a raging lover, but...
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Munich in the summer of 1923. The city is plagued by inflation and the housing shortage. Right-wing organisations call for resistance against the occupation of the Rhineland and for a »March on Berlin«. And Inspector Reitmeyer is under great pressure to get a handle on what the press is calling the »gambling epidemic«. But then all his attention is required for the case of a murdered woman – at first, the crime looks like the act of a raging lover, but there seems to be much more to it.
While Reitmeyer encounters sleazy real estate speculators and dubious lawyers during his investigation, his tireless assistant Rattler comes across a group of teenagers who are eking out a living by all means available to them – and those aren’t always legal. One of them, Leni, who works as a flower seller, might have observed something on the night of the murder, but she is far too afraid to testify. Her friends also maintain their silence. And then Leni suddenly disappears...
While Reitmeyer encounters sleazy real estate speculators and dubious lawyers during his investigation, his tireless assistant Rattler comes across a group of teenagers who are eking out a living by all means available to them – and those aren’t always legal. One of them, Leni, who works as a flower seller, might have observed something on the night of the murder, but she is far too afraid to testify. Her friends also maintain their silence. And then Leni suddenly disappears...
»[Felenda] skilfully and confidently interweaves history with a brisk plot without forfeiting historical authenticity.« Veronika Kügle, Süddeutsche Zeitung
»Atmospherically dense, exciting and entertaining, [March] is a breathless adventure ... [and] sketches urban society in the 1920s razor-sharp and authentically.« Nina Daebel, Münchner Merkur
»Atmospherically dense, exciting and entertaining, [March] is a breathless adventure ... [and] sketches urban society in the 1920s razor-sharp and authentically.« Nina Daebel, Münchner Merkur
»[Felenda] skilfully and confidently interweaves history with a brisk plot without forfeiting historical authenticity.« Veronika Kügle, Süddeutsche Zeitung
»Atmospherically dense, exciting and entertaining, [March] is a breathless adventure ... [and] sketches urban society in the 1920s razor-sharp and authentically.« Nina Daebel, Münchner Merkur
»Atmospherically dense, exciting and entertaining, [March] is a breathless adventure ... [and] sketches urban society in the 1920s razor-sharp and authentically.« Nina Daebel, Münchner Merkur
2021, 420 pages
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Angelika Felenda
Author
Angelika Felenda studied History and German Philology and now lives in Munich where she works as a literary translator and author.
Angelika Felenda
Author
Angelika Felenda studied History and German Philology and now lives in Munich where she works as a literary translator and author.
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