THE ADENAUER FILE (Vol. I)

  • 40,000 copies sold!
  • The prelude to a historical thriller series about the milestones of German post-war history.
  • The BKA (Federal Criminal Police Force) comes into being. The staid Rhineland becomes the furnace of the world’s power. An investigator gets caught between the fronts.
  • English sample translation available.

Ralf Langroth sheds light on the dark secrets of the young democracy.

Bonn, 1953: in the midst of an election campaign, Philipp Gerber is appointed detective chief superintendent with the BKA. His task is to solve the murder of his predecessor. His secret: like the murdered man, he too is an agent for the Americans. Together with journalist Eva Herden, he finds out that the right-wing ‘Wolves of Germany’ are still active. They want to set an example against communism in the middle of the election and kill the ‘left-wing agitator’ Herbert Wehner. Chancellor Adenauer personally entrusted Gerber with the task of protecting his opponent Wehner

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 18.05.2021
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00475-9
  • 400 Pages
  • Series: Die Philipp-Gerber-Romane
  • Author: Ralf Langroth

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Ralf Langroth

Ralf Langroth is the pseudonym of an author with translations in fifteen languages. Five of his books are currently being optioned for films by a high-profile production company. Ralf Langroth combines his two strengths, precise research and the creation of high suspense in the novels set around the BKA man Philipp Gerber and journalist Eva Herden. Filling in historical blanks, the author presents atmospheric and gripping contemporary spy thrillers from the early years of the Federal Republic of Germany.