Volker Kutscher tells a story of revenge, espionage, doom, lies, and illusions. And of what became of his heroes during the war and in the years that followed. Berlin-Westend, 1973 – a tape recording, an interview, a surprise: Private lecturer Hans Singer visits 74-year-old retired police detective Gereon Rath in his retirement home, researching the work of the Berlin police during the changing political systems. The historian is particularly interested in the murders of police officers at Bülowplatz in 1931 and two men who were wanted at the time. These men later enjoyed meteoric careers in the East German state apparatus. To the retired detective's dismay, the conversation takes an unexpected turn. Singer is intimately familiar with Rath's past; he knows his former colleagues, even his ex-wife. And he is on the trail of something that Rath absolutely refuses to talk about: events that took place in East Berlin in 1953, in which the murders of 1931 also played a role. Biography (Volker Kutscher) Volker Kutscher, born in 1962, studied German Studies, History and Philosophy in Wuppertal and Cologne. He works as a local editor in Wipperfürth, where he also lives. New product