The year the killing intent stirred.

Author: Friedrich-Christian Dreyus
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: On the St. Nicholas' Day in 1968, a university student in Berlin heard on the radio that the Nazi judge Reth, 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, who was involved in a series of judicial scandals after 1945, all called upon him to seek revenge. He abandoned his studies and pacifist ideals, even losing his girlfriend Katrin, step by step moving toward his plan. The expert in historical chronology Friedrich-Christian Dreyus tells a compelling story in a tightly woven manner, skillfully blending four layers of time together and showing the interweaving and mutual influence of important events within them.