The Invisible Web

A Black Forest Investigation V

Oliver Bottini, Jamie Bulloch

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Maclehose Press
11 June 2024

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: The Black Forest Investigations

A gripping and atmospheric Black Forest Investigation featuring Detective Inspector Louise Boni.

""Oliver Bottini is one of the most sophisticated crime writers of modern times"" Sunday Times

In a Berlin hotel a man is beaten up, but it's more than a random assault and the attacker escapes undetected. When the trail leads to Freiburg, Chief Inspector Louise Boni is sent to investigate.

It's a complex case, a professional job. The victim is a secret service informer, the only witness knows more than she's saying, and the intelligence service is hovering in the background, refusing to cooperate. Industrial espionage appears to be at play, focused on the booming solar-energy sector.

""Taut writing and pacy events"" Sunday Times

Boni's investigation is repeatedly obstructed, and again she has to rip up the police handbook in her attempt to find out how the different threads of the web tie together. But by the time she discovers the truth, it's already too late for one of those involved . . .

""Bottini is a terrific storyteller"" Sunday Express

The fifth in the Black Forest Investigations featuring Louise Boni - by the five-time winner of the German Crime Fiction Award

Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch

By: Oliver Bottini
Translated by: Jamie Bulloch
Imprint: Maclehose Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 195g
ISBN: 9781529409215
ISBN 10: 1529409217
Series: The Black Forest Investigations
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 11 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Oliver Bottini was born in 1965. Five of his novels, including ZEN AND THE ART OF MURDER and A SUMMER OF MURDER of the Black Forest Investigations have been awarded the Deutscher Krimipreis, Germany's most prestigious award for crime writing. ZEN AND THE ART OF MURDER was shortlisted for the 2018 CWA International Dagger. He lives in Frankfurt. www.bottini.de.

Reviews for The Invisible Web: A Black Forest Investigation V

Bottini is a terrific storyteller * Sunday Express * Bottini has established himself as a strong new voice in crime * Book Noir * Bottini's novels are infused with his knowledge of the darker corners of European history, showing its impact decades after the horrific events that drive his plots * Sunday Times * The Black Forest investigations are emblematic of the European crime scene, with the striking southwest Kirchzarten region the backdrop to cruel malfeasance. -- Barry Forshaw * Financial Times Summer Crime Picks *