Volker Kutscher

The Rath family is heading for a dramatic end: after returning from the USA, Gereon has gone into hiding in Rhöndorf near Bonn and makes his way to Berlin to help Charly. She has to free Hannah Singer from the Wittenau sanatoriums and defend Fritze, who is suspected of murder.

Hatred of the Jews grows and the Reichspogromnacht culminates in a development that Charly had foreseen and Gereon had long denied. It is clear to both of them: life in Germany is no longer possible, resistance is necessary.Do they have a future together and where would it lie?

“Rath” is the tenth and final volume in Volker Kutscher's successful series.In addition to the usual high level of suspense, historical depth of focus and psychologically trenchant characterization, this novel also contains a whole series of topical references. And it has an ending that leaves questions unanswered.

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