The Woods Stand Dark and Silent

A class reunion after thirty years.

The murder of a woman.

A crime that has gone unpunished for decades.

A hot summer in the country. A group of 10-year old children are paddling across a lake on a raft. Suddenly, one of the boys sees a black shadow on a rock, which slips away just as abruptly as it appeared… Thirty years later the children, now grown up, meet for a class reunion in a forest tavern on another hot summer's day that turns into a long night of revelry. The next morning, Olga is taking a walk by a stream in the shimmering heat - and finds her school friend Juliane floating dead in the water. As investigations into the murder proceed, more people die. Long-forgotten stories of the old days bubble up, and gradually dark family secrets come to light…

A vivid mystery novel with an electric atmosphere - full of summer heat, suspense and melancholy.