The Cape

A derelict campsite. An old debt. Who can you trust?

It’s been thirteen years since Andy’s father Walter was sentenced to a long prison term for robbing a gold shipment and killing a security guard. Thirteen years during which Andy has neither seen and nor heard from him. Until he receives an unexpected message: Walter has apparently emigrated and is now running a small campsite on the Portuguese coast. And he’d like to see his son again. Is reconciliation possible? Or does Walter have an ulterior motive? In search of answers, Andi travels to the shimmering heat of the Algarve, unaware that he is already being watched.

  • Well written psychological tension on the coast of Portugal
  • For readers of Joël Dicker and Jo Nesbø
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Mario Hauser

Mario Hauser lives half his life in Germany and half in Portugal. Writing under other names, he has published three highly acclaimed crime novels, co-written scripts and translated novels from English.

352 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-28543-8
First published 2026