»Einer der ganz großen Kriminalschriftsteller deutscher Sprache«
DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR
OLIVER BOTTINI
Einmal noch sterben / Once More Unto Death
A Crime Novel
ca. 400 pages, Autumn 2022
Five-time German Crime Fiction Award winner
“One of our best crime writers”
Elmar Krekeler, DIE LITERARISCHE WELT
"World politics viewed from a fictional perspective: an excellent novel.“
Thomas Wörtche, DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR
"Full of suspense, with a twist in almost every one of the short chapters, full of the laconic way in which the essential is said in short sentences, full of human wrecks whose brief encounters bring no happiness to anyone.“ Thomas Steiner, BADISCHE ZEITUNG
Spotlighting Germany’s controversial secret service involvement in the Iraq War of 2003, based on the real-life case of spy and BND source ‘Curveball’
A Masterpiece of an Espionage Thriller
Spotlighting Germany’s controversial secret service involvement in the Iraq War of 2003, based on the real-life case of spy and BND source ‘Curveball’
February 2003: the world once again stands on the brink. It is the early days of the war on terror and the US is soon to invade Iraq. But German Foreign Intelligence agent Frank Jaromin just wants some peace and quiet. Newly returned from an operation in Bosnia, he wants to spend more time with his family – or what’s left of it. But he’s not allowed; he’s needed. A source in Baghdad claims the US is basing its declaration of war on false information and that there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. ‘Curveball’, the spy whose statement has been used to legitimize the war, is alleged to be lying. So Jaromin is sent to Baghdad to secure proof that might still prevent war. But numerous political actors are hoping he fails in his mission, and soon Frank Jaromin is fighting for his life.
Five-time German Crime Fiction Award winner Oliver Bottini presents his new spy thriller masterpiece – and it’s politically explosive and totally gripping.
Einmal noch sterben / Once More Unto Death
A Crime Novel
ca. 400 pages, Autumn 2022
Five-time German Crime Fiction Award winner
“One of our best crime writers”
Elmar Krekeler, DIE LITERARISCHE WELT
"World politics viewed from a fictional perspective: an excellent novel.“
Thomas Wörtche, DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR
"Full of suspense, with a twist in almost every one of the short chapters, full of the laconic way in which the essential is said in short sentences, full of human wrecks whose brief encounters bring no happiness to anyone.“ Thomas Steiner, BADISCHE ZEITUNG
Spotlighting Germany’s controversial secret service involvement in the Iraq War of 2003, based on the real-life case of spy and BND source ‘Curveball’
A Masterpiece of an Espionage Thriller
Spotlighting Germany’s controversial secret service involvement in the Iraq War of 2003, based on the real-life case of spy and BND source ‘Curveball’
February 2003: the world once again stands on the brink. It is the early days of the war on terror and the US is soon to invade Iraq. But German Foreign Intelligence agent Frank Jaromin just wants some peace and quiet. Newly returned from an operation in Bosnia, he wants to spend more time with his family – or what’s left of it. But he’s not allowed; he’s needed. A source in Baghdad claims the US is basing its declaration of war on false information and that there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. ‘Curveball’, the spy whose statement has been used to legitimize the war, is alleged to be lying. So Jaromin is sent to Baghdad to secure proof that might still prevent war. But numerous political actors are hoping he fails in his mission, and soon Frank Jaromin is fighting for his life.
Five-time German Crime Fiction Award winner Oliver Bottini presents his new spy thriller masterpiece – and it’s politically explosive and totally gripping.
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Oliver Bottini
Oliver Bottini, born 1965, studied modern German literature, Italian studies and psychology in Munich. He received the German Crime Writing Prize...
Oliver Bottini, born 1965, studied modern German literature, Italian studies and psychology in Munich. He received the German Crime Writing Prize (Deutscher Krimipreis) for his books “Mord im Zeichen des Zen” and “Im Sommer der Mörder.” He was nominated for the 2007 Friedrich Glauser Prize in the novel category. His third novel, “Im Auftrag der Väter,” was shortlisted for the 2007 Munich Tukan Prize, in 2010 he published “Das verborgene Netz” also, as the previous titles part of his...