"Based on a true story, this sweeping saga tells the tale of a working class couple in Berlin who decide to take a stand against the Nazis. More than an edge-of-your-seat thriller, more than a moving romance, even more than literature of the highest order, it's a deeply moving story of two people who stand up for what's right, and for each other. Hans Fallada wrote Every Man Dies Alone in a feverish twenty-four days, soon after the end of World War II and his release from a Nazi insane asylum. He did not live to see his its publication"--Page 4 of cover.
A quirky group of seniors attempts to solve one murder while covering up another-with the help of an enterprising tortoise-in this twisty, darkly funny mystery from the author of Three Bags Full. The unmissable cosy crime sensation for fans of Richard Osman.
(Blurb on back of book)
"First off, I'm not a violent man. I didn't even kill anyone until I was forty-two."
"Björn has been given an ultimatum; repair his work-life balance, or his wife Katharina will leave him - and take their daughter.
He reluctantly starts a mindfulness class and, to his surprise, it's a revelation. He becomes calmer, more focused, and he's starting to understand what's really important in life. So when his client, the brutal crime boss Dragan Sergowicz, tries to interfere with his precious family time, Björn remembers... continue