Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley travels to Scotland to face the demons of her past, as Hamburg is hit by a major arson attack. Queen of Krimi, Simone Buchholz, returns with the emotive fifth instalment in the electrifying Chastity Riley series …'A modern classic' Paul Burke, CrimeTime'Written in crackling prose and with searing insight, this is a deeply heartfelt slice of existential noir – utterly unique' Doug John...

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her friends are held hostage in a hotel bar by twelve armed men set on revenge, in a searing, breathtakingly original, and unexpectedly moving new thriller from the 'Queen of Krimi'***WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger 2022******WINNER of the German Crime Book of the Year Award***'Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space … a palpa...

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women … as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. Germany's Queen of Krimi returns with the darkly funny, mesmerizingly dark next instalment in an addictive series…`Blends black comedy with real anger to produce a serious indictment of the male gaze. Simone Buchholz can make you grin, gasp or gag at will' The Times

« Vous êtes socialo, madame la procureure ?— Fille d’officier avec des tendances anarchistes. Et vous ? »Un matin de septembre à Hambourg, il fait encore chaud. Un homme est exhibé dans une cage au pied de la tour de verre abritant l’un des plus grands journaux allemands. Nu, inconscient, il a été torturé. C'est le DRH.La procureure Chastity Riley, chargée de la protection des victimes, et son nouveau collègue des Affaires spéciales, Ivo Stepanovic,...

In Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg's so-called 'problem area', an American couple is found brutally murdered in a derelict villa. Prosecutor Chastity Riley is assigned the case, and quickly finds herself waist-deep in a murky tangle of city planners, shady investors and vanishing officials. The gentrification machine is rolling on, and someone is sending a very clear message. As November fog settles over the city, Chastity is coughing up blood, her personal life is a slow-motion disaster, and her fo...

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley has been side-lined to prevent her from causing trouble, but her new job turns out to be far from dull when she finds herself involved in taking down an Albanian mafia kingpin. First in an addictive, wildly original series from the Queen of Krimi…'Stripped back in style and deadpan in voice, Blue Night is a scintillating romp around the German criminal underworld and back' Doug Johnstone, Big Issue

Was ist eigentlich mit den Jungs? Haben wir die in den letzten Jahren eventuell ein bisschen vergessen? Und wenn wir über sie nachgedacht oder öffentlich geredet haben, waren sie dann nicht vor allem ein Problem? Aber gleichzeitig sollen sie unsere Demokratie und unsere Art zu leben mit ihrem eigenen Leben verteidigen. Irgendwas daran ist nicht ganz fair, oder? Und wer genau sind sie überhaupt, diese Jungs? Als Kleinkinder, Schulkinder, Teenager, junge Männer. Was sie alle ausnahmslos sind...

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women . . . as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation. As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they all had a history of abuse towards women, leading Riley to wonder if it would actuall...

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the horrifying, chilling search for a violent serial killer targeting dancers from a club … the first book in an award-winning, wildly original, addictive series…'Such a revelation' Laura Lippman'Gruesome and assured, Buchholz's work remains as persuasive as ever' Barry Forshaw, Financial Times'Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers … a t...

In Hamburg's troubled Wilhelmsburg district, Prosecutor Chastity Riley investigates a brutal double murder amid corruption and gentrification. Battling personal demons and powerful foes, she fights to expose a city's dark secrets. Germany's Queen of Krimi returns with the caustically funny, breathtakingly dark next instalment in an addictive series…'As much a character study as the story of a crime … like a flipbook, full of startling images and sudden movements, t...

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her new sidekick Ivo investigate the case of newspaper executives who have been caged and tortured outside their offices … on a trail that leads them to the hothouse world of boarding schools and some harrowing secrets…You loved Dark … now meet Chastity Riley'Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine. A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller' Will Carver

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley investigates a series of arson attacks on cars across the city, which leads her to a startling and life-threatening discovery involving criminal gangs and a very illicit love story…'Another brilliant adventure in the company of Chastity Riley, the coolest character in crime fiction. Darkly funny and written with a huge heart' Doug Johnstone, Big Issue'Reading Buchholz is like walking on firec...