An office worker goes to extremes to prove that the boss's wife was
murdered by the boss. At the funeral of popular local benefactress
Erika Wallmann, Jupp Scholten, a longtime employee of Erika's
widower, can't believe the confident Erika died from a reported
fall or from rumored suicide. Scholten, 58, began working for
Kottgen Civil Engineering Contractors way back when Erika's father
ran the office, and he may have had a crush on her. Now rumors that
Kurt Wallmann is sleeping with his secretary lead Scholten to
suspect him of murder. Knowing that Erika fell down a flight of
stairs at the Wallmanns' lakeside villa makes Scholten launch
scattershot and impatient inquiries to the local newspaper, library
and police station to determine whether it's possible to make a
patch of ice outdoors. Scholten's domestic life, meanwhile, is a
shambles. Henpecked by his wife Hilde, he has no friends but his
cat Manny, regularly visits prostitutes and hits on fellow office
workers, none of whom take him seriously. As Scholten gets closer
to proving Wallmann's guilt, he comes up with the audacious idea of
following Wallmann's example and killing his own wife. A devilish
dive into an obsessed mind by a prolific German crime writer
(Davids Rasche, 1996, etc.). Despite, or because of, his many
humorous quirks, Scholten is also a convincing Everyman. (Kirkus
Reviews)
This is a beautifully crafted thriller set in a European world of
small-town hypocrisy. Erika, an attractive local heiress, is
married to Wallmann. When she falls to her death near their
lakeside villa, the police conclude it as a tragic accident.
Scholten, a long time employee of Erika's, knows a thing or two
about the true state of her marriage. He suspects an almost perfect
crime. Scholten's maverick investigation soon buys him a ticket for
a most dangerous ride.
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