The Beast of Dresden – Royal Police Detective Gustav Heller (vol. III)
A city in a state of emergency
A sunny May in 1883 suddenly becomes a month filled with horror for the people of Dresden: News spreads quickly that a tiger has escaped from the Zoological Garden. Meanwhile, a serial killer is stalking the streets of the city, clearly targeting the offspring of wealthy citizens. An extremely delicate case for Detective Inspector Gustav Heller and his assistant Schrumm. When their suspicion falls on an ex-convict, they are immediately put under pressure by his ambitious lawyer. And to Heller’s great irritation, his investigation is suffering increasing interference from the wildlife expert brought in by the zoo to help. Then, a young woman is murdered ...
- »Goldammer is one of the most talented crime writers in the German language.« – Dresdner Morgenpost about ‘Death on the Elbe’
- For readers of Volker Kutscher and Caleb Carr
Frank Goldammer was born in Dresden in 1975. A painter and varnisher by trade, he began writing in his early twenties, self-publishing his first novels. For dtv he has written several successful historical crime thrillers set in Dresden and its surroundings.
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