As a German-Irish woman, Patsy Logan has nothing against Irish society in Munich - but she would prefer it to be alive. A bizarre headline: Drowned Dubliner found in the English Garden! When Detective Patsy Logan is called to a supposed accident scene on the Schwabing stream, she has no idea what dark secrets lurk in the rushing water. There's the Irishman Donal McFadden, for one, and a whole host of unanswered questions washed up with his body. For Patsy's colleagues, the case is quickly closed: a tragic accident, nothing more. Even though she's currently battling her own inner demons, Patsy's unerring instincts are still working perfectly and sound the alarm. Fleeing her personal problems, she delves deep into the abyss of McFadden's life during the investigation. And as she becomes increasingly engrossed in the case, her unfulfilled desire to have children, the grueling hormone treatments, and her troubled marriage fade more and more into the background. Caught between old wounds, new love, and fateful decisions, Donal McFadden arrived in Munich with a clear mission: to win back his ex-wife Fiona, nicknamed Fee. A hopeless endeavor, as Fee had long since moved on. She had relocated to the Bavarian capital to start a new life with her childhood sweetheart, Steve. But their rekindled romance quickly threatens to boil over: Steve is still living with his ex-girlfriend Judith—a love triangle with plenty of potential for escalation. Just like this romantic merry-go-round, the investigation spins in circles. There's more than one person who would benefit from Donal's death. What's missing is the evidence. When another person dies under mysterious circumstances, the situation escalates, and Patsy must fight her way, piece by piece, out of the darkness toward the truth. A crime novel like the Irish west wind: raw, fresh, and captivating. Patsy Logan is no ordinary detective, and certainly not a superhero in a police jacket. She's a woman who fights—with herself, her life, and her past. Glauser Prize winner Ellen Dunne doesn't let her protagonist glide through the case without friction. Patsy stumbles and doubts herself, but she doesn't give up. The fact that Dunne has endowed Patsy with sharp wit and a spark of self-irony is a welcome touch. Dunne has lived in Ireland for almost 20 years and shows us the island from a loving, yet unvarnished perspective, and in a language that surprises: to the point, often humorous, always poetic (as befits not only native Dubliners but also those who have moved there). The result: a crime novel like a sudden gust of wind on the Irish coast, striking unexpectedly and reverberating long after the last page. New product