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Reset – The Truth Dies First

Who can you trust when everything is fake?

In October 2024, US forces declare the highest security level: A passenger plane apparently hijacked by terrorists is about to be shot down in Munich, and the volume of fake news is increasingly dramatically across the globe. Calls and video messages are so convincingly faked that nobody knows whether they’re really talking to a person they know anymore.

Superintendent Valentine O’Brien is investigating in Germany, when the digital networks go down and suddenly no connection is secure anymore. While O’Brien sets out on a dangerous journey across Europe in search of his missing sister, chaos breaks out worldwide – and humanity finds itself on the brink of its darkest hour.


The author conducted research in several countries for 'Reset', working with dozens of experts, including the AI advisor to the German government and fighter pilots in the German air force.

  • Grippingly topical – for readers of Marc Elsberg and Marc-Uwe Kling
  • Grandl’s suspenseful thriller explores the potential dangers of digital communication, and what action we can take against them?
  • Meticulously researched in cooperation with international experts 
Genre: Fiction, Crime / Thriller / Suspense

Peter Grandl

Peter Grandl worked as a director, screenwriter and advertising manager before devoting himself to writing thrillers full-time. His award-winning novels deal with the most controversial topics of our time, and his debut 'In the Shadow of the Tower' ('Turmschatten') was adapted to the screen by Paramount.

496 pages, ISBN: 978-3-423-28472-1
First published 2025