History is rarely so exciting
In isolated 1948 West Berlin, children find a severed leg while playing on the banks of the Spree. A few days later, human organs are discovered on a ship. However, they are thought to come from a second victim. Inspector Oppenheimer is facing a puzzle and the investigation spanning the occupied areas is practically impossible in the atmosphere of the looming Cold War. Then among the ruins Oppenheimer finds a bizarre still life: a dead man sitting at the dining table. He is naked and apparently composed of parts of various corpses...
“Gilbers allows us to understand Oppenheimer’s fear and the moral concessions.” - Publishers Weekly Starred review on “Germania”
