New Crime Novel Set in Rostock

The Hanseatic city of Rostock is the state’s maritime hub. Every year, up to a million visitors gather around the city harbor near the old town for the Hanse Sail. This event provides the backdrop in time for Volker Pesch’s new crime novel.
The sunken Sansibar would not normally be a case for the homicide squad, but there is a body below deck. Is it the missing boatswain? While the body is still being recovered, Chief Inspector Doro Weskamp begins her investigation. At first, the sailor’s planned participation in the Hanse Sail seems to provide a motive. Did someone want to prevent it? But then the inspector uncovers traces of the past connected to the boatswain’s grandfather, the Second World War and a missing work of art. The inspector is also confronted with her own generation—the grandchildren of the war.
In this book, Volker Pesch demonstrates his detailed knowledge of sailing and its terminology, while also bringing the reader face to face with the challenges of coming to terms with the past. Until the criminal case is unexpectedly solved…

284 pages
Paperback
€13.90
ISBN: 978-3-86532-748-2
Pendragon Publishing, 2021