storiet v.2

theme

voice

language

sign in
Capa de Killing of Emma Gross

a novel ·

Killing of Emma Gross

por

The killing of Emma Gross is a gripping police thriller set during the dying days of the Weimar Republic in Germany. Peter Kurten - the first man described as a serial killer - is arrested. He confesses to the unsolved …

start reading + shelf
  • ● 70% match for you
  • ● history, literary fiction

the long version

The killing of Emma Gross is a gripping police thriller set during the dying days of the Weimar Republic in Germany. Peter Kurten - the first man described as a serial killer - is arrested. He confesses to the unsolved murder of a prostitute, emma Gross, but Detective thomas Klein does not believe him. The evidence for that crime does not stack up, and Klein thinks the real murderer might be closer to home. In the background the last days of sexual freedom are being played out and the police force is increasingly divided between right and left.

M

Margaret's verdict

"The killing of Emma Gross is a gripping police thriller set during the dying days of the Weimar Republic in Germany. Peter Kurten - the first man described as a …"

— Margaret

highlights

what readers held onto

No highlights yet. Be the first.

discussion

what readers said

No reviews yet. Finish it; tell us what you found.