THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A PRESIDENT (Vol. II)

  • 20,000 copies sold!
  • Philipp Gerber, Chief Inspector with the German Federal Criminal Agency BKA, leads the investigation into one of the most spectacular scandals in the young Federal Republic of Germany: “The Otto John Affair”.
  • The milestones of German post-war history told in a series of exciting thrillers!
  • 40,000 copies sold of Die Akte Adenauer (Vol. I).

Otto John, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service, disappears overnight – and then shows up again in East Berlin. Was he really abducted, as he later claims? Konrad Adenauer asks Philipp Gerber to take on the investigation. This is not the first time Gerber helps the German Chancellor. But this time his involvement is also personal: his lover, the journalist Eva Herden, has disappeared. A photograph shows her at Otto John’s side. Then a pub owner from the red-light district is murdered, and Eva finds herself under double suspicion: of being a murderer and a communist spy who purportedly took out the man on behalf of the Soviets. Gerber’s attempt to find Eva and prove her innocence puts him between various secret service agencies.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 15.02.2022
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00477-3
  • 384 Pages
  • Series: Die Philipp-Gerber-Romane
  • Author: Ralf Langroth

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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A PRESIDENT (Vol. II)
Ralf Langroth THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A PRESIDENT (Vol. II)
Wolfgang Weßling
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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.