Beton Rouge

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 in a novel that delves into the harrowing world of boarding schools and exposes dark secrets.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 21 February 2019
Publisher: Orenda Books

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her new sidekick Ivo Stepanovic 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. On a warm September morning, an unconscious man is found in a cage at the entrance to the offices of one of Germany's biggest magazines. He is soon identified as a manager of the company and has been tortured. Three days later, another manager appears in a similar way. Chastity Riley and her new colleague Ivo Stepanovic are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the attacks, an investigation that goes far beyond the revenge they first suspect to the dubious past shared by both victims. Traveling to the south of Germany, they step into the hothouse world of boarding schools, where secrets are currency, and monsters are bred. A smart, dark, probing thriller, full of all the hard-boiled poetry and acerbic wit of the very best noir, Beton Rouge is both a classic whodunit and a scintillating expose of society, by one of the most exciting names in crime fiction.

Weight: 200g
Dimension: 192 x 131 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912374595