Ever since her international bestseller “Dear Child” – now an award-winning Netflix series – Romy Hausmann has been one of Germany’s most successful thriller authors. In Darling Mine, she once again spins a gripping psycho-thriller about the disappearance of a child, the power of forgetting, and the terrifying darkness of “true crime”. Theo Novak has been searching for his daughter Julie for 20 years, since she disappeared on September 7, 2003. He held onto hope while his family was falling apart – and now a podcaster, Liv, has found a new clue. But Theo’s advancing dementia threatens to wipe out every single memory. What really happened back then? And is there anything crueler than not knowing what happened to your own child? With a keen eye, Romy Hausmann creates a panorama of fear, guilt, and a desperate struggle to discover the truth. Martin Bechler, the mastermind behind the band Fortuna Ehrenfeld, provides a musical accompaniment for the reading.

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Himmelerdenblau

Himmelerdenblau

Romy Hausmann
Penguin

9783328604280

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