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Alles hat er seine Frau, seine Tochter und sein Augenlicht. Doch ausgerechnet am Tag der Katastrophe schöpft der plötzlich Erblindete Hoffnung, denn im Krankenhaus trifft er seine Jugendliebe Mara wieder. Gemeinsam mit ihr wagt er auf einer Insel einen Neuanfang. Aber das scheinbare Glück ist zerbrechlich, denn immer wieder suchen ihn die Gespenster seiner Vergangenheit heim. Als dann auch noch ein Mann von den Klippen stürzt und bei der Leiche ein Kinderfoto des Blinden gefunden wird, gerät sein Leben erneut aus den Fugen ...
192 pages, Hardcover
First published October 25, 2005
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About the author
Jan Costin Wagner
29 books61 followersJan Costin Wagner is a German crime fiction writer. His novels are set in Finland and feature detective Kimmo Joentaa.
Wagner studied German Literature and History at university in Frankfurt, and later worked as a journalist. His first novel, "Nachtfahrt" (Night Trip) was published to much acclaim in 2002 and won the Marlowe Prize for Best Crime Novel. His wife is a native of Finland, and they spend time both there and in Germany.His 2007 novel The Silence (German: Das Schweigen) has been adapted to a 2010 German film of the same name in English; the original name of the film in German is Das letzte Schweigen, i.e. The last Silence.
Wagner studied German Literature and History at university in Frankfurt, and later worked as a journalist. His first novel, "Nachtfahrt" (Night Trip) was published to much acclaim in 2002 and won the Marlowe Prize for Best Crime Novel. His wife is a native of Finland, and they spend time both there and in Germany.His 2007 novel The Silence (German: Das Schweigen) has been adapted to a 2010 German film of the same name in English; the original name of the film in German is Das letzte Schweigen, i.e. The last Silence.
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