The year the killing intent stirred.

Author: Darius
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: On the St. Nicholas' Day of 1968, a university student in Berlin heard on the radio that the Nazi judge, Rees, who had sentenced his best friend's father to death, was finally declared innocent. Filled with righteous indignation, he decided to give up everything to avenge his friend. During the process of planning the assassination, the young man studied his friend's family history, further strengthening his resolve to act. Especially the deceased's widow, Anneliese, had been involved in a series of judicial scandals after 1945, all of which called upon him to seek revenge. He abandoned his studies and his pacifist ideals, even losing his girlfriend, Kathrin, as he moved step by step toward his plan. Historian Friedrich Christian Darius tells a compelling story in a tightly woven manner, skillfully blending four layers of time and showing how important events intersect and influence each other.