Black Soul

A drowned Irish man is fished out of the Schwabinger Bach – a stream in the English Garden in Munich. There is no evidential material, but motives galore. Not the ideal starting position for Patsy Logan, the German-Irish detective chief inspector with the Munich homicide squad. She has to call on her instincts more than ever – but those instincts are wavering just when she needs them.

Patsy Logan is at an emotional low: her desire for a child remains unfulfilled, and the hormone treatment is taking its toll. The case of the dead Irishman turns up at just the right moment: Donald McFadden, a man of some charm and many enemies, had been in Munich to win back his ex-wife, Fiona, by force if necessary. But whether he had fallen into the water by accident, or had been given a helping hand, is impossible to say. Plenty of people had reasons for doing him in – and the opportunity, too. Patsy’s theories lead to a series of dead-ends. Until another death provides a seemingly vital clue. It is just unfortunate that Patsy’s own crisis comes to the fore at that very moment…

»An immensely exciting thriller with interesting protagonists and a very cunningly written cliffhanger at the end - I would have liked to go on reading right away. On the upside: Hard Landing is the beginning of a new series.« Radio Bremen on Hard Landing