Nightingale & Co. – The Mysterious Client (vol. I)

Curtain up for two detectives

Berlin, 1961. Since the death of her beloved father, 21-year-old Carla has been running the detective agency Nightingale & Co. all by herself. The job is certainly far from easy for a female detective. And when the chaotic, fun-loving Wally shows up at Carla’s door, claiming to be her half-sister, her world is turned upside down. Wally needs Carla – the Wall has just been built, leaving her unable to return to her flat in East Berlin. Carla most definitely does not need Wally; in fact, she is desperate to get rid of her. But soon, when a client comes to the agency, suspecting her violent husband of murder, the sisters must find a way to work together.


• Two strong women have to forge a path in the male-dominated detective world of 1960s Berlin
• A story with the exciting backdrop of East and West Berlin

Rights sold: Corylus Books (UK)
Charlotte Printz

Charlotte Printz is a pseudonym. Beatrix Mannel, the author behind Printz, is a former TV editor with a penchant for writing gripping historical novels and screenplays. She is one of the founders of the Münchner Schreibakademie (the Munich Writing Academy).

432 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-21866-5
First published 2023