Mania (vol. II)
Searching for the origins of madness
Frankfurt, 1801: It’s the time of the autumn fair and it feels like the whole world is crowding the streets. When a French soldier is found dead – with his brain removed and a piece of paper with »My heart is empty« written on it in French – the city descends into turmoil. Manon, daughter of the city forensic physician, and Johann, a newspaper editor, set off on the trail of the crime. Meanwhile, Manon’s father has another body on the mortuary table – and this one is missing its entire head.
- A historical thriller about the beginnings of forensic psychiatry
- Bloody, mystifying, and nerve-jangling
- For readers of Niklas Natt och Dag and Oliver Pötzsch
Genre: Fiction, Crime / Thriller / Suspense, Historical Fiction
Nora Kain
Nora Kain is the pseudonym of a bestselling German author living in Frankfurt. As a trained historian, she has long been fascinated by the blood-drenched secrets hidden in the story of her own city.
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336 pages,
ISBN: 978-3-423-26460-0
First published 2026