The cannibals of Bochum

In the apparent idyll of the Ruhr area, a nightmare unfolds: When the police report several missing people and human remains turn up, a feverish hunt for an unscrupulous perpetrator begins. During their investigation, Daniel Berger and his team, investigators at the Bochum criminal police, come across a bloody trail that leads from a seemingly harmless butcher shop to a shady fitness studio. But what begins as routine investigative work turns out to be a harrowing series of betrayal, violence and madness. Behind the facade of everyday places and people lie shocking secrets that push even the most experienced police officers to their limits. As the team tries to shed light on the mystery, events unfold rapidly: cannibalism, murder and the unstoppable fall from grace of people caught in a quagmire of guilt and revenge keep readers on the edge of their seats. With The Cannibals of Bochum, Ralf Kronenburg tells a dark story about the depths of the human soul, set in a region that is known equally for its down-to-earth nature as for its hidden shadows. A captivating and harrowing crime novel that gets under your skin until the last page.