DEATH BY TRUFFLES

The shady lawyer Marc Bergmann is found dead sitting on a park bench. It quickly transpires that the man has been poisoned with chocolate truffles. Inspector Quentin Neuner and his team have to work their way through the complex private life of the dead man. Marc Bergmann was married but had a fiancée and a good half-dozen mistresses who require tight time management. While investigating the surroundings, the police also come across a Russian gangster boss whom the murdered man had represented at court hearings and with whom he had conducted shady business. But there are also his parents-in-law who do not exactly endear Marc. Especially the father-in-law, owner of a construction company, had a motive because the dear son-in-law wanted to take over the company and sell it for profit. Most of the suspects have watertight alibis and are soon ruled out. However, when Quentin Neuner's childhood sweetheart gets involved in the case, things get even more difficult for the investigators. Have Quentin Neuner and his team missed something? Pralinen des Todes is a crime novel with exciting entanglements and gripping dialogues. Quentin Neuner and his team go about their work consistently but are not immune to mistakes. Since the victim was a B-list celebrity, they have to deal with the press, the mayor, and the police chief, who puts on a lot of pressure. The foray through Salzburg provides the necessary local colour.