Bad Wolf

The second book (after Snow White Must Die) in the German police series featuring Inspectors Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein involves a complicated plot and a multitude of characters. Murders, kidnapping, child pornography, and corruption are only a few of the crimes investigated—but this thriller works! A young woman, first suspected of drowning, is determined to be the first murder victim. Kirchhoff and Bodenstein are unable to identify her, and their suspect has an alibi. At the same time, a brash reporter tracking down a child welfare story is attacked and left in her car trunk, and her therapist is murdered. Enter the inspectors, and the two cases merge into one. Commonalities between the crimes provide new leads and a new direction involving Germany's upper class, government officials, and even members of the police force. As the truth begins to unravel, a member of Pia's family is kidnapped, leading to an unexpected climax.