COAL, STEEL, AND MURDER: The House of Dead (Vol. II)

  • A changing region and a new case where the past and present come together.
  • Mining, clan business, loyalty, betrayal, and dark secrets from underground.

A blood-soaked woman is admitted to the psychiatric emergency room in Essen. Forensic psychiatrist Jana Fäller takes on the case, but her patient, who goes by the name Eva, cannot remember anything. The blood on her body belongs to someone else. Jana calls in her friend Elin Akay, a lead detective in the homicide division. The first investigation leads them to the Stinnes Villa, once home to a mining director – a dark, abandoned place. There they find the man whose blood is on Eva: Ali Surat, brutally beaten to death.

Ali’s father, Rabih Surat, is a peacekeeper and mediator between Arab families, and Ali is not the first to die in the Stinnes Villa – two previous murders have occurred there, earning it the name "The House of the Dead." While her colleagues suspect clan crime, Elin begins questioning the miners. Her investigation delves into the past, long before the first murder occurred in the villa. Back then, another crime took place – one whose consequences continue to affect them today ...

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 12.12.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01486-4
  • 416 Pages
  • Series: Die Ruhrpott-Krimis
  • Author: Martin Conrath

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Martin Conrath was born in Neunkirchen. After school, he initially trained as a drummer and toured with bands and ensembles throughout Germany for over 20 years. In addition, he worked as a freelance writer and recruiter, and taught stylistics and communication. Today, he writes crime and historical novels and travels the world.